Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 371 › Conversation 371-002
Nixon & Haig
Friday, October 20, 1972 · 8:16 AM–8:25 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met briefly in the Executive Office Building to coordinate scheduling. The discussion focused on logistical arrangements for an upcoming meeting. No substantive policy matters were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.
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NARA Description
On October 20, 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 8:16 am and 8:25 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 371-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 371-2
Date: October 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:15 am and 8:25 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Request for a meeting in the Executive Office Building [EOB]Also recorded on October 20, 1972
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- 371-003 8:25 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:25 am to 8:40 am.
- 371-004 9:11 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:11 am to 9:14 am.
- 031-150 9:15 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:15 am.
- 371-005 9:15 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:15 am to 9:16 am.
- 371-006 9:16 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:16 am to 9:50 am.
- 371-007 9:50 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 10:04 am.
- 371-008 9:50 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 10:04 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 371-002, October 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/371-002 (accessed October 10, 2026).