Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 260 › Conversation 260-034
Nixon & Haig on White House administration and strategic planning
Monday, July 5, 1971 · 9:08 PM–9:13 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander Haig met briefly to discuss immediate administrative scheduling and the necessity of initiating preparations for an upcoming project. The discussion focused on evaluating the success of previous efforts while emphasizing the need for urgent follow-up actions. Although the recording is brief and contains largely procedural dialogue, the participants signaled a priority to begin execution on their pending agenda.
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Position in tape: 04:10:05 – 04:16:58
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NARA Description
On July 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:08 pm to 9:13 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 260-034 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 260-34 Date: July 5, 1971 Time: 9:08 pm - 9:13 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. [See Conversation No. 6-153]
Also recorded on July 6, 1971
- 006-150 8:41 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:41 pm and 8:45 pm.
- 260-031 8:41 PM · 4 min — 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 8:41 pm and 8:45 pm.
- 006-151 8:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and James Harvey talked on the telephone from 8:45 pm to 8:48 pm.
- 260-032 8:45 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and James Harvey met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:45 pm to 8:48 pm.
- 006-152 8:48 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:48 pm and 9:08 pm.
- 260-033 8:48 PM · 1 min — 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 8:48 pm and 9:08 pm.
- 006-153 9:08 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:08 pm to 9:13 pm.
- 006-154 9:13 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:13 pm and 10:39 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 260-034, July 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/260-034 (accessed October 5, 2026).