Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 368 › Conversation 368-020
Nixon & Haig on White House administration
Thursday, October 19, 1972 · 8:27 AM–8:42 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. in the Old Executive Office Building to facilitate a brief administrative exchange. The discussion was primarily focused on logistical matters regarding the meeting's setting. No significant policy decisions or strategic developments were recorded during this short interval.
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NARA Description
On October 19, 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 8:27 am and 8:42 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 368-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 368-20
Date: October 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:25 am and 8:42 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Invitation to Executive Office Building [EOB]Also recorded on October 19, 1972
- 031-135 8:04 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:04 am and 9:06 am.
- 368-017 8:25 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:25 am to 8:27 am.
- 368-018 8:27 AM · 16 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 8:27 am and 8:42 am.
- 368-019 8:27 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:27 am and 8:42 am.
- 368-021 8:27 AM · 13 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 8:27 am and 8:42 am.
- 368-022 8:27 AM · 24 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 8:27 am and 8:42 am.
- 368-023 8:42 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:42 am to 8:55 am.
- 368-024 8:55 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 8:55 am and 9:06 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 368-020, October 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/368-020 (accessed October 10, 2026).