Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 747 › Conversation 747-010

Nixon & Haig on John D. Ehrlichman and Telephone operations

Wednesday, July 19, 1972 · 12:37 PM–12:44 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Conversation747-010 on Tape 747StartWednesday, July 19, 1972 at 12:37 PMEndWednesday, July 19, 1972 at 12:44 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 747-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office to facilitate communication with domestic advisor John D. Ehrlichman. The primary action taken during this brief interaction was an unsuccessful attempt to contact Ehrlichman by telephone. The session concluded following a technical error resulting in the party reaching the wrong telephone line.

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NARA Description

On July 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 747-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 747-10

Date: July 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. [?].

     Attempted call to John D. Ehrlichman
         -Wrong line

Also recorded on July 19, 1972

  • 027-002 12:19 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:19 pm to 12:37 pm.
  • 027-003 12:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 2:00 pm.
  • 027-004 12:37 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 2:00 pm.
  • 747-009 12:37 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm.
  • 747-011 12:37 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm.
  • 747-012 12:37 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm.
  • 747-013 12:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm.
  • 747-014 12:44 PM · 57 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:44 pm to 1:51 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 747-010, July 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/747-010 (accessed September 30, 2026).