Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 169 › Conversation 169-029
Nixon phone call with Camp David operator on Alexander Haig
Wednesday, June 20, 1973 · 3:31 PM–7:23 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to request a telephone connection with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. This brief administrative interaction served to facilitate direct communication between the President and his Chief of Staff. No further substantive policy discussions were recorded during this brief 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 3:31 pm and 7:23 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 169-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 169-29
Date: June 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:31 pm and 7:23 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for telephone call
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-20-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 169-30 (cont’d)Also recorded on June 20, 1973
- 169-022 11:58 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:58 am to 12:02 pm.
- 169-023 12:02 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:20 pm.
- 169-024 12:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:20 pm to 12:22 pm.
- 169-025 12:22 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:29 pm.
- 169-026 12:29 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:29 pm to 12:31 pm.
- 169-027 12:31 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 12:51 pm.
- 169-028 3:28 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:28 pm to 3:31 pm.
- 169-030 7:23 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:23 pm to 7:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 169-029, 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/169-029 (accessed October 9, 2026).