Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 316 › Conversation 316-005
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Tuesday, January 25, 1972 · 2:33 PM–2:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief meeting with unknown participants to coordinate scheduling arrangements. The conversation focused on logistical updates regarding appointments with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and Henry A. Kissinger. No substantive policy decisions were reached during this short administrative interaction.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On January 25, 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 2:33 pm and 2:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 316-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 316-5
Date: January 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:33 pm and 2:45 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person.
The President's schedule
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Meeting with the PresidentAlso recorded on January 25, 1972
- 316-001 12:32 PM · 1 hr 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert H. Finch, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Rose Mary Woods, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:32 pm to 2:15 pm.
- 316-002 2:15 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:15 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 316-003 2:15 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:15 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 316-004 2:25 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Henry A. Kissinger, Rose Mary Woods, and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:25 pm to 2:33 pm.
- 316-006 2:45 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:45 pm to 2:55 pm.
- 316-007 2:55 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:55 pm and 4:35 pm.
- 316-008 2:55 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:55 pm and 4:35 pm.
- 316-009 2:55 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:55 pm and 4:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 316-005, January 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/316-005 (accessed September 26, 2026).