Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 282 › Conversation 282-013

Nixon & Haig on William P. Rogers and White House administration

Wednesday, October 20, 1971 · 3:10 PM–3:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Conversation282-013 on Tape 282 (tape position 00:39:33–00:40:19)StartWednesday, October 20, 1971 at 3:10 PMEndWednesday, October 20, 1971 at 3:15 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 282-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consults with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. regarding the status of a potential meeting following a prior telephone discussion with Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The President instructs Haig to coordinate the logistics for this follow-up engagement. This brief interaction serves to facilitate administrative scheduling and direct communication between the President and his senior staff.

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Well, uh, you're back on stage.
I talked to Rodgers a little on the phone about it.
Would you like to come over and talk a little about it?

NARA Description

On October 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 282-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 282-13

Date: October 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:10 pm and 3:15 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

     The President's schedule
          -Previous telephone call to William P. Rogers
          -Request for meeting

Also recorded on October 20, 1971

  • 282-009 2:47 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:47 pm to 2:51 pm.
  • 012-001 2:51 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 2:51 pm to 3:00 pm.
  • 282-010 2:51 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:51 pm to 3:00 pm.
  • 012-002 3:00 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:06 pm.
  • 282-011 3:00 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 an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:06 pm.
  • 012-003 3:06 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Donald H. Rumsfeld talked on the telephone from 3:06 pm to 3:10 pm.
  • 282-012 3:06 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Donald H. Rumsfeld met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:06 pm to 3:10 pm.
  • 282-014 3:15 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:15 pm to 3:42 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 282-013, October 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/282-013 (accessed September 28, 2026).