Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 12 › Conversation 012-108

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Alexander M. Haig Jr.

Monday, October 25, 1971 · 12:10 PM–12:15 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation012-108 on Tape 12 (tape position 04:25:20–04:25:24)StartMonday, October 25, 1971 at 12:10 PMEndMonday, October 25, 1971 at 12:15 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 012-108 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. regarding his upcoming schedule and an anticipated call from Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The discussion focused on international diplomatic pressures, specifically the ongoing India-Pakistan tensions and the impending United Nations vote concerning Chinese representation. They also addressed the influence of various nations, including Portugal and its interests in Macao, on the UN voting process.

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General Hague?
Yes, thank you.

NARA Description

On October 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 12:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-108 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 012-108

Date: October 25, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:10 PM and 12:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 601-27]

     Request for call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

[This is the original beginning of conversation No. 012-109, which has been merged with
conversation 012-108.]

The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

[See Conversation No. 601-28]

     The President's schedule
          -Telephone call from William P. Rogers
                -Possible topic
                -United Nations (UN)
          -India-Pakistan
          -UN vote on Chinese representation
                -Portugal
                -Belgium
                -Luxemburg

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       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

[Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number
LPRN-T-MDR-2014-012. Segment declassified on 12/01/2017. Archivist: JD]
[National Security]
[012-108-w001]
[Duration: 19s]

     People’s Republic of China (PRC)
          -African states
          -Portugal
                -Macao

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The President conferred with an unknown person at an unknown time before 12:17 pm.

     [Unintelligible]

[End of Conferral]

     Henry A. Kissinger
          -Schedule

Also recorded on October 25, 1971

  • 601-024 12:10 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 12:15 pm.
  • 601-025 12:10 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 12:15 pm.
  • 601-026 12:10 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 12:15 pm.
  • 012-109 12:15 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 12:15 pm to 12:17 pm.
  • 601-028 12:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 12:17 pm.
  • 012-110 12:17 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
  • 601-029 12:17 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
  • 012-111 12:20 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 12:20 pm to 12:31 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 012-108, October 25, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/012-108 (accessed October 12, 2026).