Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-068
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Alexander M. Haig Jr.
Wednesday, December 13, 1972 · 8:54 PM–8:55 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The brief exchange served solely as a logistical request to establish a telephone connection with the General. No further policy or strategic matters were discussed during this short administrative interaction.
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NARA Description
On December 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:54 pm and 8:55 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-068 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-68
Date: December 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:54 pm and 8:55 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.Also recorded on December 14, 1972
- 034-067 8:51 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone from 8:51 pm to 8:54 pm.
- 034-069 8:55 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:55 pm to 9:07 pm.
- 823-001 9:59 AM · 1 hr 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., White House photographer, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:59 am to 11:46 am.
- 034-070 11:49 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:49 am.
- 034-151 11:49 AM · 12 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 11:54 am.
- 823-002 11:49 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:49 am.
- 823-003 11:49 AM · 13 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 11:54 am.
- 034-071 11:54 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:54 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-068, December 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-068 (accessed October 1, 2026).