Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 20 › Conversation 020-083

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

Wednesday, February 9, 1972 · 11:04 AM–2:52 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation020-083 on Tape 20 (tape position 02:28:24–02:28:30)StartWednesday, February 9, 1972 at 11:04 AMEndWednesday, February 9, 1972 at 2:52 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 020-083 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The primary purpose of this brief exchange was to facilitate communication between the President and his Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this administrative request.

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Please.
You try Hague, please.
Yes.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On February 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 2:52 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-083 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 20-83

Date: February 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:04 am and 2:52 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 321-10]

     Request for a call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

Also recorded on February 9, 1972

  • 020-081 10:15 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:15 am.
  • 020-082 10:15 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 11:04 am.
  • 668-013 10:40 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 11:04 am.
  • 668-014 10:40 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 11:04 am.
  • 668-015 11:20 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:20 am to 11:21 am.
  • 668-016 11:21 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:21 am and 12:05 pm.
  • 321-001 12:08 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:08 pm and 12:16 pm.
  • 321-002 12:08 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:08 pm and 12:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 020-083, February 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/020-083 (accessed October 2, 2026).