Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 167 › Conversation 167-015
Nixon phone call with Camp David operator on Alexander Haig
Sunday, May 20, 1973 · 2:53 PM–2:55 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the Camp David operator to place a telephone call to White House Chief of Staff Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The brief exchange focused on establishing a specific communication line, identified as Channel 8, for the President's use. This interaction was a procedural step to facilitate a private discussion between the President and his top aide.
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NARA Description
On May 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 2:55 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 167-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 167-15
Date: May 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:53 pm and 2:55 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 20, 1973
- 167-012 2:30 PM · 19 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at 2:30 pm.
- 167-013 2:30 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 2:51 pm.
- 167-014 2:51 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:51 pm to 2:53 pm.
- 167-016 2:55 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:55 pm to 3:07 pm.
- 167-017 3:07 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:13 pm.
- 167-018 3:13 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:13 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 167-019 3:15 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 167-020 3:30 PM · 12 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at 3:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 167-015, May 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/167-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).