{"conversationCode":"045-098","tapeNumber":45,"conversationNumber":98,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-045-098","startDateTime":"1973-05-01T21:43:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-01T21:44:00.000Z","startDate":"1-May-1973","startTime":"5:43 PM","endDate":"1-May-1973","endTime":"5:44 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.;","description":"On May 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:43 pm to 5:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-098 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":"Abuse of Governmental Power Release","aogpSegment":"Segment 0","lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 45-98\n\nDate: May 1, 1973\nTime: 5:43 pm - 5:44 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 433-33]\n\n     Watergate\n          -President’s speech\n                -Reaction\n          -President’s conversation with Haig, April 30, 1973\n          -Morale","filename":["045-098.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haig, Alexander M., Jr."],"prevCode":"045-097","nextCode":"045-099","transcript":[{"start":0.44,"end":1.36,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":1.44,"end":2.02,"text":"General Haag."},{"start":2.36,"end":3.94,"text":"Yes, Mr. President."},{"start":3.96,"end":5.18,"text":"Still surviving today?"},{"start":5.34,"end":6.54,"text":"They're in good shape, sir."},{"start":6.71,"end":7.05,"text":"Right."},{"start":7.77,"end":7.91,"text":"Right."},{"start":8.59,"end":10.83,"text":"How's the reaction to the thing last night?"},{"start":10.85,"end":11.89,"text":"I think it's excellent."},{"start":12.19,"end":12.83,"text":"I haven't..."},{"start":12.85,"end":15.1,"text":"I think everyone here feels that..."},{"start":15.12,"end":16.78,"text":"It's the right thing, huh?"},{"start":16.8,"end":19.6,"text":"We've blown the tubes clean, and let's get on with the business."},{"start":20.3,"end":21.15,"text":"Good."},{"start":21.17,"end":23.49,"text":"You think it was the right thing to do, huh?"},{"start":23.51,"end":27.38,"text":"We talked last night, but do you still feel so in the cold glare of the day?"},{"start":27.7,"end":30.24,"text":"Yes, sir, I do, and it wasn't an easy..."},{"start":30.78,"end":33.72,"text":"It's an easy thing to take, but I think it's essential."},{"start":34.8,"end":37.25,"text":"All right."},{"start":37.27,"end":38.51,"text":"Morale is good, huh, Al?"},{"start":38.53,"end":39.05,"text":"Oh, yes, sir."},{"start":39.91,"end":40.07,"text":"Okay."},{"start":40.29,"end":41.8,"text":"Well, let's get on with the business, boy."},{"start":42.41,"end":43,"text":"Right, sir."},{"start":43.02,"end":43.96,"text":"Everybody, chins up."},{"start":44.38,"end":48.95,"text":"Well, we're all with you, sir, and God damn it, it's too much going for us."},{"start":49.07,"end":49.67,"text":"That's right, boy."},{"start":50.29,"end":50.63,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":50.83,"end":51.57,"text":"Good, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander Haig discuss the public reception and internal morale following the President's televised address regarding the Watergate scandal on the previous evening. Haig expresses strong approval of the President's actions, characterizing the speech as a necessary move to clear the air and refocus the administration on its official duties. The conversation concludes with a mutual agreement to maintain high morale and return to standard government business.","topics":["Watergate","Presidential address","Public opinion","White House staff morale","Alexander Haig"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T07:09:16.880Z"},"topicSlugs":["watergate","presidential-address","public-opinion","white-house-staff-morale","alexander-haig"],"audioDurationSec":61,"audioFiles":[{"file":"045-098.mp3","bytes":1959936,"durationSec":61.12,"bitrate":256536,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.712Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/045-098.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-098","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/45/conversation-045-098","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}