President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent connection with General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to initiate a high-level consultation. No substantive policy discussions occurred during the exchange, as it was strictly limited to establishing contact with the General.
On January 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:59 pm and 3:39 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 160-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 160-14 Date: January 6, 1973 Time: Unknown between 2:59 pm and 3:39 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See also Conversation No. 240-5] Request call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
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