General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. contacted President Nixon to notify him that he had received an additional report from National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. Nixon directed Haig to deliver the intelligence in person at the Oval Office. The brief exchange served primarily to facilitate the immediate briefing of the President on ongoing foreign policy matters.
On October 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 10:52 am to 10:53 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-139 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 31-139 Date: October 19, 1972 Time: 10:52 am - 10:53 am Location: White House Telephone Alexander M. Haig, Jr talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 805-3] Delivery of report from Henry A. Kissinger
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