Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 369 › Conversation 369-008
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Alexander M. Haig Jr.
Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 7:55 AM–8:20 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held an brief, informal discussion with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building. The primary purpose of the meeting was to address a request concerning the status or availability of Alexander M. Haig, Jr. No further substantive policy matters were recorded during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On October 18, 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 7:55 am and 8:20 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 369-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 369-8
Date: October 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:55 am and 8:20 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person.
(rev. Nov-03)
Request for Alexander M. Haig, Jr.Also recorded on October 18, 1972
- 031-113 7:41 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:41 am.
- 369-003 7:41 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 7:41 am.
- 369-004 7:41 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:41 am and 7:53 am.
- 031-114 7:53 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:53 am to 7:55 am.
- 369-005 7:53 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:53 am to 7:55 am.
- 369-006 7:55 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:55 am and 8:20 am.
- 369-007 7:55 AM · 13 sec — 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 7:55 am and 8:20 am.
- 369-009 8:20 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:20 am to 9:50 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 369-008, October 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/369-008 (accessed September 18, 2026).