President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an immediate connection with General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to initiate a direct line of communication between the President and his top military aide. The conversation consisted solely of this request for the operator to bridge the call.
On March 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 4:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-189 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 37-189 Date: March 21, 1973 Time: Unknown between 3:49 pm and 4:23 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 421-12] Request for a call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
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