Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-177

Haig phone call on H. R. Haldeman and Internal administration

Wednesday, May 9, 1973 · 6:35 PM–7:55 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsHaig, Alexander M., Jr.; White House operatorConversation045-177 on Tape 45StartWednesday, May 9, 1973 at 6:35 PMEndWednesday, May 9, 1973 at 7:55 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-177 ↗

AI Summary

Alexander M. Haig, Jr. contacts the White House operator to initiate a telephone connection with H. R. Haldeman. This brief administrative exchange serves as the logistical link for internal staff communications during the height of the Watergate scandal. No policy discussions occur, as the call functions solely as a bridge to facilitate further consultation.

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Mr. Haldeman, please.

NARA Description

On May 9, 1973, Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:35 pm and 7:55 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-177 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-177

Date: May 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:35 pm and 7:55 pm
Location: White House Telephone

Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 434-9A]

     Request for telephone call
          -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on May 9, 1973

  • 434-005 6:17 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:17 pm and 6:35 pm.
  • 434-006 6:17 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:17 pm and 6:35 pm.
  • 434-007 6:17 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:17 pm and 6:35 pm.
  • 434-008 6:17 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:17 pm and 6:35 pm.
  • 434-038 6:17 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:17 pm and 6:35 pm.
  • 045-178 6:35 PM · 6 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:35 pm and 7:55 pm.
  • 434-009 6:35 PM · 1 hr 55 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:35 pm to 8:26 pm.
  • 045-179 6:55 PM · 1 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr., White House operator, and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:55 pm and 7:55 pm.

All 62 conversations from May 9, 1973 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-177, May 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-177 (accessed October 5, 2026).