{"conversationCode":"045-180","tapeNumber":45,"conversationNumber":180,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-045-180","startDateTime":"1973-05-09T22:55:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-09T23:55:00.000Z","startDate":"9-May-1973","startTime":"6:55 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 6:55 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.","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. 45-180\n\nDate: May 9, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 6:55 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. 434-9E]\n\n     Request for telephone call\n          -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman","filename":["045-180.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Haig, Alexander M., Jr.","White House operator"],"prevCode":"045-179","nextCode":"045-181","transcript":[{"start":2.39,"end":4.67,"text":"Mr. Holliman, please."},{"start":4.69,"end":4.89,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"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.","topics":["H. R. Haldeman","Alexander M. Haig, Jr.","White House communications","logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T07:16:50.445Z"},"topicSlugs":["h-r-haldeman","alexander-m-haig-jr","white-house-communications","logistics"],"audioDurationSec":12,"audioFiles":[{"file":"045-180.mp3","bytes":385024,"durationSec":11.89,"bitrate":258984,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.713Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/045-180.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-180","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/45/conversation-045-180","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}