Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 352 › Conversation 352-011
Nixon & Haig on Press Conference and Anwar el-Sadat
Wednesday, July 26, 1972 · 5:29 PM–5:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander Haig met to coordinate the President's upcoming press conference strategy. They discussed potential inquiries regarding international relations, specifically focusing on the political standing of Egyptian leader Anwar el-Sadat and the situation in Northern Ireland. The discussion centered on preparing the administration's messaging for these key geopolitical issues.
- Press Conference
- Anwar el-Sadat
- Northern Ireland
- Foreign Policy
- Public Relations
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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 at an unknown time between 5:29 pm and 5:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 352-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 352-11
Date: July 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:29 pm and 5:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. [?].
Henry A. Kissinger
-Location
-New York
-Meeting with the President
-The President’s forthcoming press conference
-Anwar el-Sadat
-Northern Ireland
-Sadat
-Political positionAlso recorded on July 26, 1972
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- 352-007 5:10 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:10 pm.
- 352-008 5:10 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:10 pm to 5:20 pm.
- 027-092 5:20 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:20 pm and 5:29 pm.
- 352-009 5:21 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:21 pm to 5:29 pm.
- 352-010 5:29 PM · 7 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 5:29 pm and 5:35 pm.
- 352-012 5:35 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Patrick J. Buchanan, Alexander P. Butterfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:35 pm to 5:55 pm.
- 027-093 5:42 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:42 pm to 5:48 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 352-011, 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/352-011 (accessed October 1, 2026).