Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 377 › Conversation 377-005
Nixon & Haig on Henry Kissinger and Vietnam peace negotiations
Sunday, October 29, 1972 · 7:26 AM–9:20 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 59 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with Alexander Haig regarding Henry Kissinger's whereabouts and potential availability to discuss ongoing developments. The conversation focused on coordinating the President's schedule and evaluating the latest updates from the Vietnam negotiations. Nixon ultimately requested that Haig meet with him personally to deliberate on these sensitive matters.
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NARA Description
On October 29, 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 7:26 am and 9:20 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 377-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 377-5
Date: October 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:26 am and 9:20 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Henry A. Kissinger
-Schedule
-New York
-The President’s schedule
-News from Vietnam
-Request for a meeting with HaigAlso recorded on October 29, 1972
- 032-081 7:26 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:26 am and 9:34 am.
- 377-001 7:26 AM · 14 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 7:26 am and 9:20 am.
- 377-002 7:26 AM · 13 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 7:26 am and 9:20 am.
- 377-003 7:26 AM · 39 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 7:26 am and 9:20 am.
- 377-004 7:26 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:26 am and 9:20 am.
- 377-006 7:26 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:26 am and 9:20 am.
- 377-007 9:20 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:20 am to 9:30 am.
- 377-008 9:30 AM · 44 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 9:30 am and 9:34 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 377-005, October 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/377-005 (accessed October 10, 2026).