Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 1 › Conversation 001-055

Nixon phone call with Haig on Executive communication

Friday, April 9, 1971 · 10:03 AM–10:27 AM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Conversation001-055 on Tape 1 (tape position 02:03:43–02:03:52)StartFriday, April 9, 1971 at 10:03 AMEndFriday, April 9, 1971 at 10:27 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 001-055 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted Alexander M. Haig, Jr. to request an immediate, in-person meeting at the White House. The call served primarily as a brief logistical coordination to facilitate a secure discussion between the two men. Haig acknowledged the request and prepared to depart his office to join the President.

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Yeah.
I have General Hague, sir.
Yeah.
The President General Hague.
Hello.
Yes, sir.
You in your office?
Yes, sir.
Yeah.
Come on over just a second, will you?
Right, sir.

NARA Description

On April 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 10:03 am to 10:27 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-055 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 1-55

Date: April 9, 1971
Time: 10:03 am - 10:27 am
Location: White House Telephone

Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 476-8A]

     Meeting with the President

Also recorded on April 9, 1971

  • 476-008 10:03 AM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:03 am to 10:27 am.
  • 001-056 10:27 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:27 am to 10:28 am.
  • 476-009 10:27 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:27 am and 10:28 am.
  • 001-057 10:28 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 10:28 am to 10:31 am.
  • 476-010 10:28 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:28 am to 10:31 am.
  • 001-058 10:31 AM · 1 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 11:01 am.
  • 476-011 10:33 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Paul W. McCracken, White House operator, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:33 am to 11:05 am.
  • 001-059 11:01 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 11:01 am to 11:02 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 001-055, April 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-055 (accessed October 12, 2026).