President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The brief exchange served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with his deputy assistant for national security affairs. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief request for assistance.
On October 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:29 pm and 2:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-054 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 32-54 Date: October 26, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:29 pm and 2:40 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 375-15] Request for a call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
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