Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-110
Nixon phone call with Packard on Watergate and H.R. Haldeman
Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 6:53 PM–6:55 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon spoke with David Packard to secure his support during the intensifying Watergate scandal, particularly regarding the recent resignations of H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman. Nixon expressed his resolve to fight through the political crisis and thanked Packard for his continued confidence. To explore a potential, undisclosed role for Packard in the administration, the two men arranged a private meeting for Thursday morning to discuss the matter further.
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NARA Description
On May 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and David Packard talked on the telephone from 6:53 pm to 6:55 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-110 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 45-110
Date: May 1, 1973
Time: 6:53 pm - 6:55 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with David Packard.
[See also Conversation No. 433-48]
Greetings
Watergate
-Packard’s support for President
-Resignations of H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman
Packard’s schedule
-William P. Rogers
-President’s schedule
-Meeting with President
-Flight schedule
-Rogers’s conversations
-John E. Stennis, Michael J. (“Mike”) Mansfield, George H. Mahon
-Stock issue
President’s schedule
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on May 1, 1973
- 045-108 6:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:49 pm and 6:51 pm.
- 433-046 6:49 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:49 pm to 6:51 pm.
- 045-109 6:51 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:51 pm and 6:53 pm.
- 433-047 6:51 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:51 pm and 6:53 pm.
- 433-048 6:53 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and David Packard met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:53 pm to 6:55 pm.
- 045-111 6:55 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:55 pm and 7:02 pm.
- 433-049 6:55 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:55 pm and 7:02 pm.
- 433-050 6:55 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:55 pm and 7:02 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 045-110, May 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-110 (accessed October 5, 2026).