Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-189

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Alexander M. Haig Jr.

Tuesday, May 18, 1971 · 8:14 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation003-189 on Tape 3 (tape position 04:34:35–04:34:45)StartTuesday, May 18, 1971 at 8:14 PMEndTuesday, May 18, 1971 at 8:14 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-189 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417188615 ↗

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On May 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:14 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-189 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 3-189

Date: May 28, 1971
Time: 8:14 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     Alexander M. Haig, Jr.'s location
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                           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

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Oh, he went to Annapolis to make a speech.

Oh, he did?

Yes, sir.

Oh, fine.

Okay, thank you.

You're welcome.

Also recorded on May 18, 1971

500-029 4:42 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John A. Scali, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:42 pm to 5:05 pm.
500-030 5:05 PM · 1 hr 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Herbert G. Klein, Robert Lubar, James W. Michaels, Lewis H. Young, Robert M. Bleiberg, Joseph E. Evans, [Pawhatan] Jack Wooldridge, Jr., Raymond J. Brady, Thomas Mulloney, Howard W. Fleiger, Marshall Loeb, Lester Bernstein, Henry Gemmill, White House photographer, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:05 pm to 6:34 pm.
003-060 6:34 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Herbert G. Klein talked on the telephone at 6:34 pm.
003-061 6:34 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:34 pm to 6:35 pm.
500-032 6:34 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:34 pm to 6:35 pm.
500-033 6:35 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:35 pm and 6:38 pm.
500-034 6:38 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:38 pm to 6:49 pm.
500-035 6:49 PM · 33 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:49 pm and 10:43 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-189, May 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417188615). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-189 (accessed November 9, 2026).