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 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon inquired with the White House operator regarding the current whereabouts of Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The operator informed the President that Haig had traveled to Annapolis to deliver a speech. No further policy discussions or administrative actions were addressed during this brief exchange.

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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.

NARA Description

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

                                       Tape Subject Log
                                          (rev. 9/08)

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.
  • 003-063 8:52 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:52 am to 8:53 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-189, 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/003-189 (accessed September 26, 2026).