Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 41 › Conversation 041-002

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

Monday, June 18, 1973 · 4:22 PM–4:27 PM ET · White House Telephone ·12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation041-002 onTape 41StartMonday, June 18, 1973 at 4:22 PMEndMonday, June 18, 1973 at 4:27 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 041-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The primary purpose of the brief interaction was to manage executive communications and initiate a discussion with his Chief of Staff. No further substantive policy matters were recorded during this connection request.

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NARA Description

On June 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:22 pm and 4:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 041-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 41-2

Date: June 18, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:22 pm and 4:27 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 447-4B]

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

Also recorded on June 18, 1973

  • 041-001 4:20 PM · 2 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:20 pm to 4:22 pm.
  • 447-004 4:20 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:20 pm to 4:27 pm.
  • 041-003 4:27 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 4:27 pm to 4:29 pm.
  • 447-005 4:27 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:27 pm to 4:29 pm.
  • 447-006 4:29 PM · 10 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 4:29 pm and 4:30 pm.
  • 041-005 4:30 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 4:30 pm to 4:31 pm.
  • 447-007 4:30 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:30 pm to 4:31 pm.
  • 447-008 4:31 PM · 35 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 4:31 pm and 5:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 041-002, June 18, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/041-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).