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Nixon & Haig on Executive operations and White House coordination

Sunday, October 22, 1972 · 12:15 PM–12:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Conversation370-026 on Tape 370StartSunday, October 22, 1972 at 12:15 PMEndSunday, October 22, 1972 at 12:45 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 370-026 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met to coordinate their upcoming schedules and ensure alignment on executive priorities. The conversation focused on the logistical planning for their subsequent meetings. This brief interaction served to establish Haig's availability and facilitate direct communication regarding the President's immediate agenda.

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NARA Description

On October 22, 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 12:15 pm and 12:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 370-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 370-26

Date: October 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:15 pm and 12:45 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

        Haig’s schedule
            -Forthcoming meeting with the President

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  • 223-021 11:36 AM · 48 sec — William Hirsch and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:36 am and 11:47 am.
  • 151-012 11:47 AM · 14 sec — William Hirsch and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 11:47 am.
  • 370-027 12:45 PM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:45 pm to 1:05 pm.
  • 370-028 1:05 PM · 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 1:05 pm and 3:06 pm.
  • 370-029 1:05 PM · 12 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 1:05 pm and 3:06 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 370-026, October 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/370-026 (accessed October 10, 2026).