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Nixon & Haig on Oval Office

Saturday, June 10, 1972 · 1:15 PM–1:20 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Conversation729-003 on Tape 729 (tape position 00:34:50–00:35:20)StartSaturday, June 10, 1972 at 1:15 PMEndSaturday, June 10, 1972 at 1:20 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 729-003 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417181443 ↗

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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 Office

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Al, I have one other brief point.
Could you step back in, please?
Could Al?
Could you step back in a minute?
I have one other point I failed to cover with you.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 729-003, June 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417181443). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/729-003 (accessed November 14, 2026).