{"conversationCode":"023-168","tapeNumber":23,"conversationNumber":168,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-023-168","startDateTime":"1972-05-05T19:25:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-05-05T19:26:00.000Z","startDate":"5-May-1972","startTime":"3:25 PM","endDate":"5-May-1972","endTime":"3:26 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.;","description":"On May 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:25 pm to 3:26 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-168 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":3,"chronRelease":"Third Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"28-Feb-2002","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 23-168\n\nDate: May 5, 1972\nTime: 3:25-3:26 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 336-2]\n\n     The President's schedule\n          -Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger\n               -Kissinger's location\n               -Time","filename":["023-168.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haig, Alexander M., Jr."],"prevCode":"023-167","nextCode":"023-169","transcript":[{"start":2.09,"end":2.55,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":2.87,"end":3.57,"text":"General Haig, sir."},{"start":3.59,"end":4.05,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":4.07,"end":4.47,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":4.57,"end":6.72,"text":"Now, Henry's not back yet?"},{"start":6.82,"end":9.32,"text":"He just came back, and he's in there with this guy."},{"start":9.34,"end":10.95,"text":"I think I can slip him a note."},{"start":11.01,"end":13.79,"text":"Well, I've got to talk to him before I leave."},{"start":14.63,"end":17.88,"text":"Tell him that I'll have to see him, because I've got to go to Camp David, and I can't delay any longer."},{"start":17.9,"end":18.24,"text":"Right, sir."},{"start":18.3,"end":19.14,"text":"I'll get him right here."},{"start":19.16,"end":23.71,"text":"And he's just going to have to come over now, if he will."},{"start":23.93,"end":24.43,"text":"Fine, sir."},{"start":24.59,"end":24.69,"text":"Good."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon instructed Alexander Haig to arrange an urgent meeting with Henry Kissinger immediately upon Kissinger's return to the White House. Concerned about his impending departure for Camp David, the President emphasized the necessity of consulting with Kissinger without further delay. Haig confirmed he would relay the message and facilitate the meeting right away.","topics":["Henry Kissinger","Alexander Haig","Presidential scheduling","Camp David","White House logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T02:46:59.633Z"},"topicSlugs":["henry-kissinger","alexander-haig","presidential-scheduling","camp-david","white-house-logistics"],"audioDurationSec":281,"audioFiles":[{"file":"023-168.mp3","bytes":6747741,"durationSec":281.09,"bitrate":192046,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:27.522Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/023-168.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-168","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/23/conversation-023-168","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}