President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to be connected with General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. This brief administrative exchange serves to facilitate direct communication between the President and his senior advisor. No further substantive discussion occurs during this short telephone interaction.
On May 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-167 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 23-167 Date: May 5, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:15 and 3:25 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 336-1] Request for a call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
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