Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 160 › Conversation 160-014
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Alexander M. Haig Jr.
Saturday, January 6, 1973 · 2:59 PM–3:39 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 14 sec
AI Summary
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.
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NARA Description
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 Aid
Conversation 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.Also recorded on January 6, 1973
- 160-012 2:50 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 240-002 2:50 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 160-013 2:54 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:54 pm to 2:59 pm.
- 240-003 2:54 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:54 pm to 2:59 pm.
- 240-004 2:59 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:59 pm and 3:39 pm.
- 240-005 2:59 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:59 pm and 3:39 pm.
- 160-015 3:39 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:39 pm to 3:44 pm.
- 240-006 3:39 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:39 pm to 3:44 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 160-014, January 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/160-014 (accessed October 11, 2026).