President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Chief of Staff, Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to initiate communication between the President and his top aide. No substantive policy discussions took place during this brief operator-assisted call.
On June 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:56 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 168-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 168-16
Date: June 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:39 am and 11:56 am
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for telephone call
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.