Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-063

Nixon phone call with Haig on White House scheduling and William P. Rogers

Wednesday, May 19, 1971 · 8:52 AM–8:53 AM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Conversation003-063 on Tape 3 (tape position 01:14:05–01:14:17)StartWednesday, May 19, 1971 at 8:52 AMEndWednesday, May 19, 1971 at 8:53 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-063 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs Alexander Haig to meet with him immediately prior to a scheduled session with Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The conversation serves to coordinate staff access and scheduling for the President's upcoming diplomatic deliberations. Nixon specifically notes that Henry Kissinger is currently occupied in a meeting with Gerard C. Smith, necessitating Haig's prompt arrival for a briefing.

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Yeah.
General Haig, Mr. President.
Yeah.
Yes, sir.
Henry, I know he's in a meeting with Smith.
Step in here before I meet with Rogers.
If you could come in now, please.
All right, sir.
I will.

NARA Description

On May 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:52 am to 8:53 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-063 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-063

Date: May 19, 1971
Time: 8:52 am - 8:53 am

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

[See Conversation No. 501-001]

     Henry A. Kissinger's schedule
          -Gerard C. Smith

     President's schedule
          -William P. Rogers
          -Haig

Also recorded on May 19, 1971

  • 003-062 8:35 AM · 4 sec — 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.
  • 501-001 8:52 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:52 am to 8:53 am.
  • 501-002 8:52 AM · 1 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:52 am and 8:53 am.
  • 501-003 8:55 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:55 am to 9:05 am.
  • 501-004 9:05 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, Stephen B. Bull, unknown person(s), and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:05 am to 10:14 am.
  • 003-064 9:45 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:45 am to 9:46 am.
  • 501-005 10:14 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:14 am and 10:22 am.
  • 501-006 10:14 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:14 am and 10:22 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-063, May 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-063 (accessed September 28, 2026).