Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-186

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Alexander M. Haig Jr.

Thursday, May 10, 1973 · 12:55 PM–2:49 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation045-186 on Tape 45StartThursday, May 10, 1973 at 12:55 PMEndThursday, May 10, 1973 at 2:49 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-186 ↗

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NARA Description

On May 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 2:49 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-186 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-186

Date: May 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:55 pm and 2:49 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 435-5]

     Request for telephone call
          -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

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General Haig, please.
Yes, sir.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-186, May 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-186 (accessed November 15, 2026).