Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 167 › Conversation 167-001

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

Saturday, May 19, 1973 · 5:30 PM–7:08 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David operatorConversation167-001 on Tape 167StartSaturday, May 19, 1973 at 5:30 PMEndSaturday, May 19, 1973 at 7:08 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 167-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to request a telephone connection with his Chief of Staff, Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The call served as a brief administrative bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and his top aide. No further substantive discussion occurred during this interaction.

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General Haig, please.

NARA Description

On May 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 7:08 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 167-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 167-1

Date: May 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:30 pm and 7:08 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 19, 1973

  • 923-004 10:54 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 11:02 am.
  • 923-005 11:02 AM · 1 hr 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:02 am and 12:47 pm.
  • 923-006 11:48 AM · 54 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:48 am and 12:47 pm.
  • 923-007 11:48 AM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:48 am and 12:47 pm.
  • 923-008 12:47 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 167-002 7:08 PM · 15 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at 7:08 pm.
  • 167-003 7:08 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:08 pm and 7:09 pm.
  • 167-004 7:09 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:09 pm to 7:14 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 167-001, May 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/167-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).