Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 32 › Conversation 032-059
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Alexander M. Haig Jr.
Thursday, October 26, 1972 · 3:13 PM–3:28 PM ET · White House Telephone ·9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The primary purpose of this brief exchange was to place a telephone call to Haig to discuss ongoing administrative or policy matters. No further substantive details are available regarding the nature of the requested discussion.
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NARA Description
On October 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:13 pm and 3:28 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-059 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 32-59
Date: October 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:13 pm and 3:28 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 375-21A]
Request for a call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.Also recorded on October 26, 1972
- 032-056 2:41 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:41 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 032-057 2:50 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:50 pm to 2:51 pm.
- 375-019 2:50 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:50 pm to 2:51 pm.
- 032-058 3:13 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:13 pm.
- 032-060 3:13 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:13 pm and 3:28 pm.
- 375-020 3:13 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:13 pm.
- 375-021 3:15 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm.
- 032-061 3:28 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:28 pm to 3:29 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 032-059, October 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-059 (accessed September 18, 2026).