Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 585 › Conversation 585-010
Nixon & Haig on White House Press Corps and Media Relations
Tuesday, October 5, 1971 · 5:15 PM–5:19 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec
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On October 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 585-010 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 585-10
Date: October 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:15 pm and 5:19 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
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Haig left at an unknown time before 5:19 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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- 585-013 5:15 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:19 pm.
- 010-046 5:18 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 5:18 pm to 5:19 pm.
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- 010-047 5:20 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 5:20 pm to 5:21 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 585-010, October 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179105). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/585-010 (accessed November 12, 2026).