Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 151 › Conversation 151-010

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Alexander M. Haig Jr.

Sunday, October 22, 1972 · 10:09 AM–10:10 AM ET · Camp David Study Table ·9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Camp David OperatorConversation151-010 onTape 151StartSunday, October 22, 1972 at 10:09 AMEndSunday, October 22, 1972 at 10:10 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 151-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. This brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to establish communication with his key advisor. The conversation concluded immediately after the President issued the directive to initiate the call.

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Yes, please.
General Hague, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On October 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:09 am and 10:10 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 151-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 151-10

Date: October 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:09 am and 10:10 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 223-19]

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

Also recorded on October 22, 1972

  • 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.
  • 223-019 10:09 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:09 am and 10:10 am.
  • 151-011 10:10 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:10 am to 10:16 am.
  • 223-020 10:10 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:10 am to 10:16 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 151-010, 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/151-010 (accessed September 18, 2026).