Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-167

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Alexander M. Haig Jr.

Tuesday, March 20, 1973 · 1:00 PM–1:05 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-167 on Tape 37StartTuesday, March 20, 1973 at 1:00 PMEndTuesday, March 20, 1973 at 1:05 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-167 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an urgent call to General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. This brief interaction served solely to facilitate communication between the President and his top aide. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this connection.

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Yes, please.
General Haig, please.
Yes, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On March 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-167 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-167

Date: March 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:00 pm and 1:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-167, March 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-167 (accessed October 2, 2026).