Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-013

Nixon phone call with Cox on Alexander M. Haig Jr.

Friday, May 25, 1973 · 12:17 AM–12:57 AM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsCox, Tricia Nixon; White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation039-013 on Tape 39StartFriday, May 25, 1973 at 12:17 AMEndFriday, May 25, 1973 at 12:57 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-013 ↗

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NARA Description

On May 25, 1973, Tricia Nixon Cox, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 am and 12:57 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 39-13

Date: May 25, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:17 am and 12:57 am
Location: White House Telephone

Tricia Nixon Cox talked with the White House operator. The President can be heard in the
background.

       Request for telephone call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr. for President

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a question.
You're right.
Yes, my father would like to speak with General Haig, please.
General Haig, one moment.
Right, thank you.

Also recorded on May 25, 1973

  • 039-012 12:17 AM · 18 sec — Tricia Nixon Cox, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 am and 12:57 am.
  • 039-144 12:17 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 am and 12:57 am.
  • 039-014 12:57 AM · 1 min — White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 12:57 am to 12:58 am.
  • 039-015 12:58 AM · 17 sec — Tricia Nixon Cox, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 12:58 am.
  • 039-016 12:58 AM · 26 min — White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 12:58 am to 1:25 am.
  • 039-017 1:25 AM · 3 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 1:25 am to 1:27 am.
  • 039-018 1:27 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:27 am and 1:39 am.
  • 039-019 1:39 AM · 3 min — White House operator, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Ronald L. Ziegler, President Richard M. Nixon, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 1:39 am to 1:43 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 039-013, May 25, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-013 (accessed November 2, 2026).