Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 729 › Conversation 729-003
Nixon & Haig on Oval Office
Saturday, June 10, 1972 · 1:15 PM–1:20 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon requested that Alexander Haig return to the Oval Office to address a brief, previously overlooked matter. The discussion was cut short as the transcript captures only the initial invitation to reconvene. No substantive policy decisions or specific topics were elaborated upon in this brief interaction.
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NARA Description
On June 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 729-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 729-3
Date: June 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:15 and 1:20 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Meeting in Oval OfficeAlso recorded on June 10, 1972
- 729-004 1:15 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:20 pm.
- 729-005 1:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:20 pm to 2:23 pm.
- 729-006 1:23 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 1:25 pm.
- 729-007 1:25 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:25 pm to 1:28 pm.
- 729-008 1:29 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:29 pm to 1:30 pm.
- 341-013 1:32 PM · 2 min — 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 1:32 pm and 1:40 pm.
- 025-025 1:40 PM · 11 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.
- 025-026 1:40 PM · 5 min — unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 729-003, June 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/729-003 (accessed September 30, 2026).