Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-133
Nixon phone call with Haldeman on John Connally and Party realignment
Wednesday, May 2, 1973 · 10:02 AM–10:04 AM ET · White House Telephone · 42 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman coordinated a meeting for later that afternoon to discuss pending administrative matters. During the call, they celebrated the news that John Connally had officially announced his decision to switch his party affiliation to the Republican Party. Both men characterized this political realignment as a significant and mutually beneficial development for both Connally and the Nixon administration.
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NARA Description
On May 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:02 am to 10:04 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-133 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 45-133
Date: May 2, 1973
Time: 10:02 am - 10:04 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
[See also Conversation No. 909-11A]
President’s schedule
-Meeting with Haldeman
-Otto E. Passman
-85-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 45-133 (cont’d)
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
John B. Connally’s call to President
-Party affiliation
-Announcement
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
*****************************************************************Also recorded on May 2, 1973
- 045-131 9:53 AM · 57 sec — John B. Connally and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:53 am to 9:54 am.
- 045-132 9:54 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 9:59 am.
- 909-009 9:54 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 9:59 am.
- 909-010 9:54 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 9:59 am.
- 909-011 9:59 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:59 am to 10:08 am.
- 045-134 10:08 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:08 am and 10:14 am.
- 909-012 10:08 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:08 am and 10:14 am.
- 909-013 10:08 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:08 am and 10:14 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 045-133, May 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-133 (accessed October 5, 2026).