Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 375 › Conversation 375-017
Nixon & Haig on Staffing and White House Administration
Thursday, October 26, 1972 · 2:40 PM–2:41 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 25 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. to verify the attendance of staff members present at the Executive Office Building that day. The discussion functioned as an administrative check to ensure the President had an accurate accounting of the individuals involved in the day's proceedings. No further policy or substantive strategic decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
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NARA Description
On October 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:40 pm to 2:41 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 375-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 375-17 Date: October 26, 1972 Time: 2:40 pm - 2:41 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. [See Conversation No. 32-55]
Also recorded on October 26, 1972
- 032-054 2:29 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:29 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 375-015 2:29 PM · 10 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 2:29 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 375-016 2:29 PM · 10 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 2:29 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 032-055 2:40 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:40 pm to 2:41 pm.
- 032-056 2:41 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:41 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 375-018 2:41 PM · 7 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 2:41 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 032-057 2:50 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:50 pm to 2:51 pm.
- 375-019 2:50 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:50 pm to 2:51 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 375-017, October 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/375-017 (accessed October 9, 2026).