President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his deputy assistant for national security affairs, Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The brief exchange served as an administrative request to reach Haig, who was instrumental in managing the President's foreign policy and national security communications. No further policy discussions or substantive matters were recorded during this brief administrative call.
On February 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:47 pm and 8:49 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-124 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 20-124
Date: February 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:47 pm and 8:49 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.