Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-062

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Alexander Haig

Monday, June 4, 1973 · 11:30 AM–11:52 AM ET · White House Telephone · 25 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation039-062 on Tape 39StartMonday, June 4, 1973 at 11:30 AMEndMonday, June 4, 1973 at 11:52 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-062 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place an urgent call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr. This brief administrative interaction serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and his Chief of Staff. No further policy or substantive matters were discussed during this brief exchange.

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General Haig, please.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On June 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:30 am and 11:52 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-062 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 39-62

Date: June 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:30 am and 11:52 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                              Conversation No. 39-62 (cont’d)

[See also Conversation No. 442-6]

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

Also recorded on June 4, 1973

  • 039-061 11:19 AM · 11 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 11:19 am.
  • 442-003 11:19 AM · 10 sec — unknown person(s) and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:19 am and 11:24 am.
  • 442-004 11:24 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:24 am to 11:30 am.
  • 442-005 11:30 AM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:30 am and 11:52 am.
  • 442-006 11:30 AM · 9 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 11:30 am and 11:52 am.
  • 039-063 11:52 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 11:52 am to 11:53 am.
  • 442-007 11:52 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:52 am to 11:53 am.
  • 442-008 11:58 AM · 35 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 11:58 am to 12:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 039-062, 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/039-062 (accessed October 1, 2026).