Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-200

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Alexander Haig

Wednesday, March 21, 1973 · 7:28 PM–7:35 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-200 on Tape 37StartWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 7:28 PMEndWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 7:35 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-200 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417195529 ↗

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On March 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:28 pm and 7:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-200 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 37-200

Date: March 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:28 pm and 7:35 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

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General Haig, please.
Thank you.
  • 037-197 7:25 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft talked on the telephone from 7:25 pm to 7:26 pm.
  • 037-198 7:26 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:26 pm and 7:27 pm.
  • 037-199 7:27 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft talked on the telephone from 7:27 pm to 7:28 pm.
  • 037-201 7:35 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 7:35 pm to 7:44 pm.
  • 037-202 7:44 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:44 pm and 7:50 pm.
  • 037-203 7:50 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:50 pm.
  • 037-204 7:50 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:50 pm and 7:53 pm.
  • 037-205 7:53 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:53 pm to 8:24 pm.

Conversation 037-200, March 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417195529). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-200 (accessed November 4, 2026).