Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 169 › Conversation 169-017
Nixon phone call with Camp David operator on Alexander M. Haig Jr.
Wednesday, June 20, 1973 · 9:42 AM–11:21 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to issue a request for Chief of Staff Alexander M. Haig, Jr. to meet him at the Aspen Lodge. This brief logistical communication facilitated a direct discussion between the President and his top aide during Nixon's stay at the retreat. No further substantive policy matters were addressed in this exchange.
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NARA Description
On June 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:42 am and 11:21 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 169-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 169-17
Date: June 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:42 am and 11:21 am
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for meeting
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.Also recorded on June 20, 1973
- 169-011 9:22 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:22 am and 9:27 am.
- 169-012 9:22 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:22 am and 9:27 am.
- 169-013 9:27 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:27 am to 9:30 am.
- 169-014 9:30 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 9:38 am.
- 169-015 9:30 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 9:38 am.
- 169-016 9:38 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:38 am to 9:42 am.
- 169-018 9:42 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:42 am and 11:21 am.
- 169-019 11:21 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:21 am and 11:24 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 169-017, June 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/169-017 (accessed October 9, 2026).