Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-062
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Alexander Haig
Wednesday, May 19, 1971 · 8:35 AM–8:52 AM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec
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NARA Description
On May 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:35 am and 8:52 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-062 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 003-062
Date: May 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:35 am and 8:52 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 003-062, May 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417188371). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-062 (accessed November 12, 2026).