Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 328 › Conversation 328-003

Nixon & Haig on White House logistics and Presidential meetings

Monday, March 27, 1972 · 12:04 PM–12:06 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Conversation328-003 on Tape 328 (tape position 00:25:16–00:26:03)StartMonday, March 27, 1972 at 12:04 PMEndMonday, March 27, 1972 at 12:06 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 328-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander Haig held a brief administrative exchange to coordinate an upcoming meeting at the Old Executive Office Building. The conversation served primarily as a logistical check to confirm Haig’s availability for the President's schedule. No substantive policy matters were addressed beyond the arrangement of this appointment.

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I'm afraid you could come over to the O.V.

in a little while.

Thank you.

Any time.

Don't hurry.

NARA Description

On March 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:04 pm and 12:06 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 328-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 328-3

Date: March 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:04 pm and 12:06 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

     Haig’s schedule
          -Possible meeting with the President
                -Executive Office Building [EOB]

Also recorded on March 27, 1972

022-025 11:10 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 11:10 am to 11:11 am.
022-026 11:11 AM · 1 min — Ronald L. Ziegler and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 12:06 pm.
022-027 11:11 AM · 25 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 12:06 pm.
022-028 11:11 AM · 1 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Robert H. Finch talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 12:06 pm.
022-029 11:11 AM · 4 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Herbert G. Klein talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 12:06 pm.
328-002 11:11 AM · 6 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 11:11 am and 12:04 pm.
328-004 12:06 PM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:06 pm to 12:55 pm.
022-030 12:59 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 328-003, March 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/328-003 (accessed October 1, 2026).