{"conversationCode":"045-177","tapeNumber":45,"conversationNumber":177,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-045-177","startDateTime":"1973-05-09T22:35:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-09T23:55:00.000Z","startDate":"9-May-1973","startTime":"6:35 PM","endDate":"9-May-1973","endTime":"7:55 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 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.","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. 45-177\n\nDate: May 9, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 6:35 pm and 7:55 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nAlexander M. Haig, Jr. talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 434-9A]\n\n     Request for telephone call\n          -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman","filename":["045-177.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Haig, Alexander M., Jr.","White House operator"],"prevCode":"045-176","nextCode":"045-178","transcript":[{"start":2.09,"end":7.81,"text":"Mr. Haldeman, please."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"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.","topics":["H. R. Haldeman","Alexander Haig","White House communications","Internal administration"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T07:16:33.906Z"},"topicSlugs":["h-r-haldeman","alexander-haig","white-house-communications","internal-administration"],"audioDurationSec":13,"audioFiles":[{"file":"045-177.mp3","bytes":407552,"durationSec":12.64,"bitrate":257944,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.713Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/045-177.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-177","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/45/conversation-045-177","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}