Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-180
Haig phone call on H. R. Haldeman
Wednesday, May 9, 1973 · 6:55 PM–7:55 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
AI Summary
Alexander M. Haig, Jr. contacts the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to H. R. Haldeman. This brief administrative exchange serves as a logistical bridge to connect key Nixon administration officials during a period of high sensitivity. No substantive policy discussions occur, as the interaction is limited to a request for a connection.
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NARA Description
On May 9, 1973, Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:55 pm and 7:55 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-180 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 45-180
Date: May 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:55 pm and 7:55 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 434-9E]
Request for telephone call
-H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanAlso 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.
- 045-177 6:35 PM · 13 sec — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:35 pm and 7:55 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.
- 045-181 6:55 PM · 5 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr., H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:55 pm and 7:55 pm.
- 045-182 6:55 PM · 14 sec — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:55 pm and 7:55 pm.
- 045-183 6:55 PM · 19 sec — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:55 pm and 7:55 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 045-180, 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/045-180 (accessed October 5, 2026).