Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 23 › Conversation 023-168
Nixon phone call with Haig on Henry Kissinger and Camp David
Friday, May 5, 1972 · 3:25 PM–3:26 PM ET · White House Telephone ·5 min
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed Alexander Haig to arrange an urgent meeting with Henry Kissinger immediately upon Kissinger's return to the White House. Concerned about his impending departure for Camp David, the President emphasized the necessity of consulting with Kissinger without further delay. Haig confirmed he would relay the message and facilitate the meeting right away.
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NARA Description
On May 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:25 pm to 3:26 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-168 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 23-168
Date: May 5, 1972
Time: 3:25-3:26 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
[See also Conversation No. 336-2]
The President's schedule
-Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger
-Kissinger's location
-TimeAlso recorded on May 5, 1972
- 023-167 3:15 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 336-001 3:15 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 336-002 3:25 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:26 pm.
- 336-003 3:26 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 336-004 3:26 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 336-005 3:26 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 336-006 3:30 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:30 pm to 3:35 pm.
- 336-007 3:36 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:36 pm to 3:46 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 023-168, May 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-168 (accessed September 18, 2026).