Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 168 › Conversation 168-035

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

Sunday, June 3, 1973 · 2:55 PM–3:12 PM ET · Camp David Study Table ·9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Camp David operatorConversation168-035 onTape 168StartSunday, June 3, 1973 at 2:55 PMEndSunday, June 3, 1973 at 3:12 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 168-035 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief administrative contact with the Camp David operator to request a telephone connection. The primary purpose of the communication was to facilitate a conversation with White House Chief of Staff Alexander M. Haig, Jr. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange.

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Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On June 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:55 pm and 3:12 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 168-035 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 168-35

Date: June 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:55 pm and 3:12 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

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

                                      (rev. March-2011)

                                                            Conversation No. 168-35 (cont’d)

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

Also recorded on June 3, 1973

  • 168-031 12:30 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:35 pm.
  • 168-032 12:35 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:35 pm to 1:11 pm.
  • 168-033 1:11 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:11 pm and 1:24 pm.
  • 168-034 1:24 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:24 pm to 1:36 pm.
  • 168-036 3:12 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:12 pm to 3:27 pm.
  • 168-037 3:27 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:27 pm and 3:29 pm.
  • 168-038 3:29 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:29 pm to 3:30 pm.
  • 039-036 4:14 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:14 pm and 6:07 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 168-035, June 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/168-035 (accessed September 18, 2026).