Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-110

Nixon phone call with Finch on Henry Kissinger and Alexander Haig

Wednesday, November 3, 1971 · 4:42 PM–4:43 PM ET · White House Telephone · 21 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Finch, Robert H.Conversation013-110 on Tape 13 (tape position 03:52:20–03:52:40)StartWednesday, November 3, 1971 at 4:42 PMEndWednesday, November 3, 1971 at 4:43 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-110 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417190435 ↗

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On November 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch talked on the telephone from 4:42 pm to 4:43 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-110 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 013-110

Date: November 3, 1971
Time: 4:42 pm - 4:43 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Robert H. Finch.

[See Conversation No. 612-4C]

     Finch's schedule
          -Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
                -Finch's previous trip

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Mr. Finch, Mr. President.
Yes, sir.
Will you, if you could stop by and pick up Henry and come in.
I want to talk a little about that trip.
I just got your memorandum.
Yes, sir.
You want me right now?
You've already talked to Haig, but pick up Henry and Haig and just drop in a minute.
Right now, sir?
Yeah, anytime is convenient.
Are we right now?
Yes, sir.
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  • 013-109 4:40 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:40 pm and 4:42 pm.
  • 013-111 4:43 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:43 pm and 4:46 pm.
  • 013-112 4:54 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Philip M. Crane talked on the telephone from 4:54 pm to 4:55 pm.
  • 013-113 4:55 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:55 pm and 5:04 pm.

Conversation 013-110, November 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190435). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-110 (accessed November 1, 2026).