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Conversation 656-020

TapeTape 656StartWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 1:02 PMEndWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 1:58 PMTape start time03:15:32Tape end time03:17:36ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Recording deviceOval Office
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On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 656-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 656-20

Date: January 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

     Henry A. Kissinger briefing
          -Preparation for briefing book
               -Questions and answers [Q&A]
               -Patrick J. Buchanan
               -William L. Safire
               -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
               -Distribution of Q&A
                     -Congressman, senators, press
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Yeah.
Could I get his head there?
Yeah.
It would be a good idea to take Henry's breathing thing and to go over it in terms of and get somebody
who's on how the questions come up and so forth.
But what he tries to do is answer various questions there and prepare about two or three pages of questions and answers.
What I meant is that he answers the question about what we offered this and what we did that and so forth and so on.
is probably the one that could do that the best.
to Gannon or Sapphire, one of the two.
Maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe Sapphire.
But what I mean is I get it right away and get to how to, you could talk to Paul about who should get the part.
Or maybe some congressmen probably need them.
Senators are on that.
in the press, people that
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