{"conversationCode":"045-133","tapeNumber":45,"conversationNumber":133,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-045-133","startDateTime":"1973-05-02T14:02:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-02T14:04:00.000Z","startDate":"2-May-1973","startTime":"10:02 AM","endDate":"2-May-1973","endTime":"10:04 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","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.","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":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 45-133\n\nDate: May 2, 1973\nTime: 10:02 am - 10:04 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 909-11A]\n\n     President’s schedule\n           -Meeting with Haldeman\n           -Otto E. Passman\n\f                                             -85-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                           Conversation No. 45-133 (cont’d)\n\n*****************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\n     John B. Connally’s call to President\n          -Party affiliation\n                -Announcement\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n*****************************************************************","filename":["045-133.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"045-132","nextCode":"045-134","transcript":[{"start":0.54,"end":1,"text":"Hello."},{"start":1.22,"end":2.12,"text":"Mr. Haldeman, sir."},{"start":3.46,"end":3.65,"text":"Hello."},{"start":3.99,"end":4.63,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":4.65,"end":5.93,"text":"Wonder if you could get over about 4.30."},{"start":6.37,"end":9.8,"text":"Maybe I got auto on at 4, and I can get rid of him by a half hour."},{"start":10.08,"end":11.41,"text":"All right."},{"start":11.69,"end":13.03,"text":"I'll work that out, yeah."},{"start":13.05,"end":15.12,"text":"I mean, not if you're... That's fine."},{"start":15.58,"end":15.7,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":15.72,"end":18.4,"text":"But you'd be interested in... We found one guy with guts."},{"start":18.44,"end":20.12,"text":"Connolly just got a call from him."},{"start":20.14,"end":22.82,"text":"He's going to announce his shift to Republican at 11 o'clock today."},{"start":22.94,"end":26.21,"text":"I saw in the paper that he probably was, so I figured that's true."},{"start":26.23,"end":26.87,"text":"That's good, isn't it?"},{"start":27.05,"end":29.03,"text":"Well, it's a very good move on his part."},{"start":29.05,"end":29.35,"text":"Well..."},{"start":29.41,"end":30.59,"text":"It'll be very helpful to you."},{"start":31.01,"end":31.77,"text":"You bet your life."},{"start":32.37,"end":32.91,"text":"All right, Bob."},{"start":32.93,"end":34.38,"text":"But it's damn smart for him, too."},{"start":34.58,"end":35.22,"text":"Fine, good."},{"start":35.24,"end":36.3,"text":"I'll see you at 4.30."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"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.","topics":["John Connally","Party realignment","Republican Party","White House scheduling","Political strategy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T07:12:30.011Z"},"topicSlugs":["john-connally","party-realignment","republican-party","white-house-scheduling","political-strategy"],"audioDurationSec":42,"audioFiles":[{"file":"045-133.mp3","bytes":1355776,"durationSec":42.23,"bitrate":256856,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.712Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:44.628Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/045-133.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-133","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/45/conversation-045-133","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}