Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-025

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

Tuesday, June 29, 1971 · 4:32 PM–5:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation006-025 on Tape 6 (tape position 00:24:10–00:24:24)StartTuesday, June 29, 1971 at 4:32 PMEndTuesday, June 29, 1971 at 5:03 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-025 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief exchange with the White House operator to facilitate a direct telephone connection to General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. After the operator requested clarification on the intended recipient, Nixon confirmed the identity of the party he wished to reach. The interaction served strictly as a logistical step to coordinate high-level communication with his deputy assistant for national security affairs.

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Mr. President.
Hello.
I'm sorry, I didn't get the name of the party.
Haig.
General Haig.
Yes, sir.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On June 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:32 pm and 5:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-25

Date: June 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:32 pm and 5:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 531-28B]

     Call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

Also recorded on June 29, 1971

  • 531-026 4:18 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:18 pm to 4:21 pm.
  • 531-027 4:21 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:21 pm to 4:31 pm.
  • 531-028 4:32 PM · 1 hr 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Stephen B. Bull, John D. Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor, Frederic V. Malek, Lawrence M. Higby, Mary Swann, and John N. Mitchell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:32 pm to 5:50 pm.
  • 006-026 5:03 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:03 pm to 5:06 pm.
  • 006-027 5:06 PM · 7 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 006-028 5:06 PM · 59 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 006-029 5:06 PM · 5 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 006-030 5:06 PM · 53 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Frederic V. Malek talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 5:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-025, June 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-025 (accessed October 5, 2026).