President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to place a telephone call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The brief exchange serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate communication between the President and his deputy assistant for national security affairs. No substantive policy discussions occur during this brief administrative interaction.
On June 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 5:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 6-24 Date: June 29, 1971 Time: Unknown between 2:32 pm and 5:03 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 531-28A] Call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
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