President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The brief exchange served as a logistical administrative request to facilitate communication with his Chief of Staff. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this connection.
On June 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:21 pm and 9:28 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-040 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 40-40
Date: June 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:21 pm and 9:28 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for telephone call
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.