Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 313 › Conversation 313-027

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Alexander Haig

Monday, January 10, 1972 · 5:24 PM–5:27 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation313-027 on Tape 313 (tape position 01:41:40–01:41:59)StartMonday, January 10, 1972 at 5:24 PMEndMonday, January 10, 1972 at 5:27 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 313-027 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, three-minute meeting with an unidentified individual to facilitate scheduling coordination. The discussion focused on securing a meeting with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. Nixon prioritized the logistical arrangement of this encounter, ultimately directing the attendee to reach out to Haig to finalize the arrangements.

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Yeah, you can catch him.

NARA Description

On January 10, 1972, 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 5:24 pm and 5:27 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 313-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 313-27

Date: January 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:24 pm and 5:27 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

     Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
          -Schedule

Also recorded on January 10, 1972

  • 018-051 5:21 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert J. Dole talked on the telephone from 5:21 pm to 5:24 pm.
  • 313-026 5:21 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert J. Dole met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:21 pm to 5:24 pm.
  • 018-052 5:27 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:27 pm to 5:28 pm.
  • 313-028 5:27 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:27 pm to 5:28 pm.
  • 018-053 5:28 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:28 pm and 5:29 pm.
  • 313-029 5:28 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 5:28 pm and 5:29 pm.
  • 018-054 5:29 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:29 pm to 5:31 pm.
  • 313-030 5:29 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., White House operator, John A. Schneider, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:29 pm to 5:53 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 313-027, January 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/313-027 (accessed September 24, 2026).