Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-054

Nixon phone call with Haig on Watergate and John W. Dean III

Monday, June 4, 1973 · 8:51 AM–8:52 AM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Conversation039-054 on Tape 39StartMonday, June 4, 1973 at 8:51 AMEndMonday, June 4, 1973 at 8:52 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-054 ↗

A 19-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 June 4, 1973, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:51 am to 8:52 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-054 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 39-54

Date: June 4, 1973
Time: 8:51 am - 8:52 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

       Incoming telephone call

Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked with the President.

[See also Conversation No. 441-1]

       Watergate
             -John W. Dean, III’s files

       President’s schedule

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Yeah.
General Hague, sir.
Hello.
Mr. President?
Yeah.
If you have a minute, I think I've got the solution as the best way to proceed on this.
Come on over.
Fine, sir.

Also recorded on June 4, 1973

  • 441-001 8:51 AM · 18 sec — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:51 am to 8:52 am.
  • 039-055 8:53 AM · 1 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr., White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:53 am and 9:04 am.
  • 441-002 8:53 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:53 am to 9:05 am.
  • 039-056 9:05 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 9:11 am.
  • 441-003 9:05 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 9:11 am.
  • 039-057 9:11 AM · 39 sec — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:11 am to 9:12 am.
  • 441-004 9:11 AM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:11 am to 9:12 am.
  • 039-058 9:12 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:12 am and 9:38 am.

All 116 conversations from June 4, 1973 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 039-054, June 4, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-054 (accessed November 15, 2026).