Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 801 › Conversation 801-022

Nixon & Haig on Vietnam War and Peace negotiations

Tuesday, October 17, 1972 · 3:00 PM–3:02 PM ET · Oval Office · 26 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Conversation801-022 on Tape 801StartTuesday, October 17, 1972 at 3:00 PMEndTuesday, October 17, 1972 at 3:02 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 801-022 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. conferred briefly regarding the ongoing Vietnam negotiations. The discussion focused specifically on the scheduling requirements for Henry A. Kissinger's upcoming diplomatic engagements. Haig committed to providing the President with necessary updates as the situation progressed.

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NARA Description

On October 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:02 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 801-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 801-22

Date: October 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:00 pm and 3:02 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

        Vietnam negotiations
            - [Henry A. Kissinger's] schedule

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 801-022, October 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/801-022 (accessed October 10, 2026).