Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 298 › Conversation 298-007

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

Thursday, November 11, 1971 · 1:16 PM–3:07 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation298-007 on Tape 298 (tape position 02:06:52–02:07:39)StartThursday, November 11, 1971 at 1:16 PMEndThursday, November 11, 1971 at 3:07 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 298-007 ↗

President Nixon held a brief administrative exchange with an unidentified individual regarding communication protocols. The primary purpose of the discussion was to arrange a follow-up telephone call with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The President instructed the interlocutor to facilitate this contact as soon as Haig became available.

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Oh, uh, no, when, uh, when he returns, you can give me a call.
Yeah, yeah.

On November 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:07 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 298-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 298-7

Date: November 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and 3:07 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.
     Request for a call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
         -Return call
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Conversation 298-007, November 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/298-007 (accessed October 1, 2026).