{"conversationCode":"313-028","tapeNumber":313,"conversationNumber":28,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-313-028","startDateTime":"1972-01-10T22:27:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-01-10T22:28:00.000Z","startDate":"10-Jan-1972","startTime":"5:27 PM","endDate":"10-Jan-1972","endTime":"5:28 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.;","description":"On January 10, 1972, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 313-028 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":3,"chronRelease":"Third Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"28-Feb-2002","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 313-28\n\nDate: January 10, 1972\nTime: 5:27 pm - 5:28 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\fThe President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n\n[See Conversation No. 18-52]\n\n                                                                        Conv. No. 313-30\n                                                                       Conversation      (cont.)\n                                                                                    No. 313-29\n\nDate: January 10, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 5:28 pm and 5:29 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See Conversation No. 18-53]","filename":["313-028.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:41:59","tapeEnd":"01:42:33","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haig, Alexander M., Jr."],"prevCode":"313-027","nextCode":"313-029","transcript":[{"start":1.7,"end":6.49,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":7.95,"end":10.23,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":10.26,"end":12.44,"text":"Al?"},{"start":12.74,"end":16.2,"text":"Have you left yet?"},{"start":20.99,"end":21.31,"text":"How do you feel?"},{"start":21.33,"end":21.67,"text":"You must be dead."},{"start":21.69,"end":23.01,"text":"But I, you're not, uh, you're not, you're not aware."},{"start":23.03,"end":29.44,"text":"But what I mean is you're not, uh, you must be fatigued, that's what I mean."},{"start":29.46,"end":30.32,"text":"Come over here in a minute before I leave."},{"start":30.89,"end":34.17,"text":"I hope you'll be fine."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiated this brief, informal check-in to inquire about Alexander M. Haig, Jr.'s physical state and level of fatigue. The President expressed concern regarding Haig's workload and requested that he come to the office for a short meeting before his departure. No specific policy or strategic matters were addressed during this exchange.","topics":["Alexander M. Haig, Jr.","Presidential administration","Workplace wellness","Internal communication"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T14:38:27.429Z"},"topicSlugs":["alexander-m-haig-jr","presidential-administration","workplace-wellness","internal-communication"],"audioDurationSec":36,"audioFiles":[{"file":"313-028.mp3","bytes":1432346,"durationSec":35.68,"bitrate":321161,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:41.277Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:19.383Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/313-028.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/313-028","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/313/conversation-313-028","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}