{"conversationCode":"045-171","tapeNumber":45,"conversationNumber":171,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-045-171","startDateTime":"1973-05-09T18:31:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-09T19:55:00.000Z","startDate":"9-May-1973","startTime":"2:31 PM","endDate":"9-May-1973","endTime":"3:55 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; White House operator;","description":"On May 9, 1973, Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 3:55 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-171 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. 45-171\n\nDate: May 9, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 2:31 pm and 3:55 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nAlexander M. Haig talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 432-37A]\n\n     Request for telephone call\n          -Leonard Garment","filename":["045-171.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Haig, Alexander M., Jr.","White House operator"],"prevCode":"045-170","nextCode":"045-172","transcript":[{"start":3.02,"end":4.21,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":4.23,"end":5.11,"text":"Lynn Garment, please."},{"start":5.53,"end":8.78,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"Alexander M. Haig, Jr. contacts the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Leonard Garment. This administrative request serves to initiate a high-level communication between staff members during a period of significant pressure on the Nixon administration. No further substantive discussion occurs on this specific recording beyond the request for the transfer.","topics":["Alexander M. Haig","Leonard Garment","White House administration","Communication logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T07:16:00.854Z"},"topicSlugs":["alexander-m-haig","leonard-garment","white-house-administration","communication-logistics"],"audioDurationSec":15,"audioFiles":[{"file":"045-171.mp3","bytes":477184,"durationSec":14.8,"bitrate":257937,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.103Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/045-171.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-171","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/45/conversation-045-171","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}