Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 310 › Conversation 310-033
Nixon, Haig & Monzon on Africa and Henry Kissinger
Sunday, December 26, 1971 · 12:16 PM–1:43 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. to dictate a memorandum regarding upcoming correspondence related to First Lady Pat Nixon's trip to Africa. Zosimo T. Monzon joined the meeting to facilitate the delivery of this document to Henry Kissinger’s office. The conversation focused on the logistical processing of administrative communications concerning the First Lady's diplomatic travel.
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NARA Description
On December 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 1:43 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 310-033 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 310-33
Date: December 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:16 pm and 1:43 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a memorandum to Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon's African trip
-Letters
Zosimo T. Monzon entered at an unknown time after 12:16 pm.
Delivery of memorandum to Haig
-Henry A. Kissinger's office
Monzon left at an unknown time before 1:43 pmAlso recorded on December 26, 1971
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 310-033, December 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/310-033 (accessed October 11, 2026).