Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-074

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

Monday, June 4, 1973 · 1:55 PM–1:58 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation039-074 on Tape 39StartMonday, June 4, 1973 at 1:55 PMEndMonday, June 4, 1973 at 1:58 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-074 ↗

A 17-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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On June 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:55 pm and 1:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-074 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 39-74

Date: June 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:55 pm and 1:58 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 442-25]

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

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General Haig, please.
General Haig, please.
Hello?
  • 442-024 1:55 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:55 pm and 1:58 pm.
  • 442-025 1:55 PM · 15 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 1:55 pm and 1:58 pm.
  • 039-075 1:58 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:58 pm to 2:00 pm.
  • 442-026 1:58 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:58 pm to 2:00 pm.
  • 039-076 2:00 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 2:27 pm.
  • 442-027 2:00 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 2:27 pm.
  • 442-028 2:00 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 2:27 pm.
  • 442-029 2:00 PM · 8 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 2:00 pm and 2:27 pm.

Conversation 039-074, 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/039-074 (accessed November 15, 2026).