President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled meeting in the Old Executive Office Building with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. While the specific transcript is unavailable, the discussion occurred during a period of high-level national security deliberations regarding the Vietnam War. This interaction reflects the ongoing, direct consultative relationship between the President and Haig concerning military and diplomatic strategy.
On April 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 10:45 am and 10:50 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 332-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 332-31
Date: April 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:45 am and 10:50 am
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person.
Alexander M. Haig, Jr.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.