President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The primary purpose of this brief exchange was to place a telephone call to Haig to discuss ongoing administrative or policy matters. No further substantive details are available regarding the nature of the requested discussion.
On October 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:13 pm and 3:28 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-059 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 32-59 Date: October 26, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:13 pm and 3:28 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 375-21A] Request for a call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.