Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 151 › Conversation 151-006
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Alexander M. Haig Jr.
Saturday, October 21, 1972 · 10:24 PM–12:22 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to initiate a telephone call to General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. This brief exchange served solely to facilitate communication between the President and his deputy assistant for national security affairs. No further policy discussions or significant substantive matters were addressed during this interaction.
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NARA Description
President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 10:24 pm on October 21, 1972 and 12:22 am on October 22, 1972. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 151-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 151-6
Date: Unknown between October 21 and 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:24 pm, October 21 and 12:22 am, October 22, 1972
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 223-14]
Request for a call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.Also recorded on October 22, 1972
- 223-014 10:24 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 10:24 pm on October 21, 1972 and 12:22 am on October 22, 1972.
- 151-007 12:22 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:22 am to 12:27 am.
- 223-015 12:22 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:22 am to 12:27 am.
- 151-008 9:45 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 9:57 am.
- 223-016 9:45 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 9:57 am.
- 223-017 9:45 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 9:57 am.
- 151-009 9:57 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:57 am to 10:09 am.
- 223-018 9:57 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:57 am to 10:09 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 151-006, October 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/151-006 (accessed October 10, 2026).