President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. This brief interaction was strictly administrative, serving as a formal request to initiate communication with a key member of his national security staff. No other substantive policy or political matters were addressed during this exchange.
On July 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 8:04 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 350-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 350-24
Date: July 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:45 am and 8:04 am
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
(rev. Oct-06)No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.