Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 168 › Conversation 168-003

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

Friday, June 1, 1973 · 7:05 PM–7:07 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David operatorConversation168-003 on Tape 168StartFriday, June 1, 1973 at 7:05 PMEndFriday, June 1, 1973 at 7:07 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 168-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent telephone call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The brief exchange served purely administrative purposes to connect the President with his Chief of Staff. No substantive policy discussions took place during this recorded interaction.

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Yes, please.
General Haig, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On June 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:05 pm and 7:07 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 168-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 168-3

Date: June 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:05 pm and 7:07 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                          Conversation No. 168-2 (cont’d)

     Request for telephone call
          -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

Also recorded on June 1, 1973

  • 168-001 4:33 PM · 20 sec — unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:33 pm and 7:01 pm.
  • 168-002 4:33 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:33 pm and 7:01 pm.
  • 168-004 7:07 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:07 pm and 7:10 pm.
  • 168-005 7:10 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:10 pm and 7:11 pm.
  • 168-006 7:11 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:11 pm to 7:12 pm.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 168-003, June 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/168-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).