Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 350 › Conversation 350-025

Nixon & Haig on Vietnam War and Civilian casualties

Wednesday, July 26, 1972 · 8:04 AM–8:06 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Conversation350-025 onTape 350StartWednesday, July 26, 1972 at 8:04 AMEndWednesday, July 26, 1972 at 8:06 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 350-025 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon tasked Alexander Haig with gathering specific statistical data regarding the Vietnam War to support administration messaging. Nixon requested figures on total civilian casualties throughout the conflict, recent civilian casualty counts, and the current number of refugees displaced by the war. This exchange highlights the President’s focus on utilizing quantitative data to influence the public narrative surrounding the war's human impact.

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Yeah.
Al, I've got two or three notes that you can get for me.
Have your researchers, how many civilians have been killed in South Vietnam during the entire war?
And how many have been killed in the present time?
And then, how many refugees have been, have resulted in the present time?
Okay.
I don't

NARA Description

On July 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:04 am to 8:06 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 350-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 350-25

Date: July 26, 1972
Time: 8:04 am - 8:06 am
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

[See Conversation No. 27-67; one item has been withdrawn]

Also recorded on July 26, 1972

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  • 350-026 8:06 AM · 8 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 8:06 am and 9:01 am.
  • 350-027 8:06 AM · 12 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 8:06 am and 9:01 am.
  • 350-028 8:06 AM · 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 8:06 am and 9:01 am.
  • 350-029 8:06 AM · 18 sec — 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 8:06 am and 9:01 am.
  • 350-030 8:06 AM · 8 sec — 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 8:06 am and 9:01 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 350-025, July 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/350-025 (accessed September 18, 2026).