Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-070
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Wednesday, June 13, 1973 · 1:39 PM–1:41 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief telephone communication through the White House operator to place an outgoing call. The primary purpose of the interaction was to facilitate a connection with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. No substantive policy discussions or complex developments occurred during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On June 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 1:41 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-070 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 40-70
Date: June 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:39 pm and 1:41 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation 445-10]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Request for telephone call
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr. [?]Also recorded on June 13, 1973
- 040-069 1:39 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:39 pm.
- 445-008 1:39 PM · 18 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 1:39 pm and 1:41 pm.
- 445-009 1:39 PM · 41 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 1:39 pm and 1:41 pm.
- 445-010 1:39 PM · 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 1:39 pm and 1:41 pm.
- 040-071 1:41 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:41 pm to 1:46 pm.
- 445-011 1:41 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:41 pm to 1:46 pm.
- 040-072 1:46 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 1:48 pm.
- 445-012 1:46 PM · 12 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 1:46 pm and 1:48 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 040-070, June 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/040-070 (accessed October 9, 2026).