President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. This brief administrative interaction served as a routing request to reach his deputy assistant for national security affairs. No further policy discussions or substantive developments were recorded during this brief exchange.
On May 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:03 am and 8:11 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-137 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 24-137 Date: May 16, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:03 am and 8:11 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 725-5] 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.