Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-049

Nixon phone call with Haig on Ronald L. Ziegler

Thursday, April 20, 1972 · 12:07 PM–12:08 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Conversation023-049 on Tape 23StartThursday, April 20, 1972 at 12:07 PMEndThursday, April 20, 1972 at 12:08 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 023-049 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated this brief call to coordinate with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. regarding an ongoing discussion with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. Nixon instructed Haig to remain in his office, signaling that he intended to follow up shortly to address specific administrative matters. The conversation served primarily as a logistical check-in to prepare for a subsequent, more detailed briefing.

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Hello.

General Haig calling you, Mr. President.

Yeah.

Thank you.

General Haig.

Hello.

Yes, sir.

Are you in your office?

Yes, sir.

Oh, well, just stay there.

I'm just talking to Ron.

I'll give you a buzz in a few minutes.

All right.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On April 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 12:07 pm to 12:08 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-049 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 23-49

Date: April 20, 1972
Time: 12:07-12:08 pm
Location: White House Telephone

Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked with the President.

[See also Conversation No. 714-13A]

     Haig's location

     The President's return call
          -Ronald L. Ziegler

Also recorded on April 20, 1972

023-047 11:46 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:48 am.
714-008 11:46 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:46 am.
714-009 11:46 AM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:48 am.
714-010 11:46 AM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:48 am.
023-048 11:48 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 11:48 am to 11:52 am.
714-011 11:48 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:48 am to 12:03 pm.
714-012 12:03 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:03 pm and 12:06 pm.
714-013 12:06 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:06 pm to 12:29 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 023-049, April 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-049 (accessed October 12, 2026).