President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. This brief administrative interaction served as the necessary step to initiate communication between the President and Haig. No further substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange.
On January 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 9:47 am to 9:53 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-036 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 36-36 Date: January 22, 1973 Time: Unknown between 9:10 am and 9:47 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 399-7] Request for a telephone call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
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