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
A 13-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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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.Transcript (AI-generated)
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- 822-014 6:09 PM · 10 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:09 pm and 11:59 pm.
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- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-068, December 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 647841740). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-068 (accessed November 15, 2026).