Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-007

Nixon phone call with Haig on Vietnam negotiations and Henry A. Kissinger

Wednesday, July 19, 1972 · 2:10 PM–2:12 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Conversation027-007 on Tape 27StartWednesday, July 19, 1972 at 2:10 PMEndWednesday, July 19, 1972 at 2:12 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 027-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander Haig held a brief discussion regarding the coordination of Henry Kissinger’s schedule as it pertained to ongoing Vietnam negotiations. The exchange focused on managing the timing and logistics of these high-level diplomatic efforts. No formal policy decisions were recorded during this short administrative check-in.

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Well, no.
You know how it is.
Looking back over these meters, you can get the courage to go away.
They blink.
They've been blinking out of the rock.
Well, actually, they've got a little bit more speed.
I'll hold the time.
I'll hold the time.

NARA Description

On July 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:10 pm to 2:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 27-7

Date: July 19, 1972
Time: 2:10 pm - 2:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone

Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 348-6B]

     Vietnam negotiations
          -Henry A. Kissinger
          -The President's schedule

Also recorded on July 19, 1972

  • 348-002 1:57 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:57 pm.
  • 348-003 1:57 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:57 pm and 2:00 pm.
  • 348-004 1:57 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:57 pm and 2:00 pm.
  • 348-006 2:00 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Frank L. Rizzo, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., White House operator, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:00 pm to 2:25 pm.
  • 027-005 2:02 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:02 pm.
  • 027-006 2:02 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Frank L. Rizzo talked on the telephone from 2:02 pm to 2:09 pm.
  • 027-008 2:13 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:13 pm.
  • 027-009 2:14 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:14 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 027-007, July 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/027-007 (accessed October 2, 2026).