Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 165 › Conversation 165-001
Nixon phone call with Camp David operator on Alexander Haig
Friday, May 11, 1973 · 5:31 PM–5:35 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to initiate a telephone connection with his Chief of Staff, Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The brief exchange served strictly as a logistical request to establish communication with Haig. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions were made during this short interaction.
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NARA Description
On May 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:35 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 165-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 165-1
Date: May 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:31 pm and 5:35 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Telephone call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.Also recorded on May 11, 1973
- 434-037 3:45 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:45 pm to 4:04 pm.
- 165-002 5:35 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:35 pm to 5:47 pm.
- 165-003 6:30 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 6:35 pm.
- 165-004 6:35 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:35 pm to 6:47 pm.
- 165-005 6:47 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:47 pm and 7:08 pm.
- 165-006 6:47 PM · 16 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:47 pm and 7:08 pm.
- 165-007 6:47 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:47 pm and 7:08 pm.
- 165-008 7:08 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:08 pm to 7:27 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 165-001, May 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/165-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).