Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-063
Nixon phone call with Haig on William P. Rogers and Henry Kissinger
Wednesday, May 19, 1971 · 8:52 AM–8:53 AM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
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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
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
-HaigTranscript (AI-generated)
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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 (NAID 417188373). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-063 (accessed November 12, 2026).