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.
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 AidConversation 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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