Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-160

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

Sunday, June 27, 1971 · 7:11 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation005-160 on Tape 5 (tape position 04:51:57–04:52:08)StartSunday, June 27, 1971 at 7:11 PMEndSunday, June 27, 1971 at 7:11 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-160 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to determine the specific whereabouts of General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The President requested that the operator locate Haig, who was reported to be in office room 2. This brief exchange served as a logistical inquiry to facilitate direct communication between the President and his military aide.

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General Hagin in room 2 of the office there.
May I have his call, please?

NARA Description

On June 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-160 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 5-160

Date: June 27, 1971
Time: 7:11 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr.'s location

Also recorded on June 27, 1971

  • 005-159 7:09 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:09 pm and 7:11 pm.
  • 005-161 7:11 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:11 pm and 7:44 pm.
  • 005-162 7:44 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:44 pm and 8:13 pm.
  • 005-163 7:44 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:44 pm and 8:13 pm.
  • 529-005 7:44 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:44 pm and 7:52 pm.
  • 529-006 7:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:44 pm and 7:52 pm.
  • 529-007 7:53 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:53 pm and 8:02 pm.
  • 529-008 7:53 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:53 pm and 8:02 pm.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 005-160, June 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-160 (accessed October 11, 2026).