Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-202
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Alexander M. Haig Jr.
Thursday, May 10, 1973 · 4:52 PM–4:54 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call through the White House operator to connect with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The primary purpose of the communication is to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and his Chief of Staff. No further substantive policy matters or tactical discussions are addressed in this short transcript beyond the initial request to reach Haig.
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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 4:52 pm and 4:54 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-202 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 45-202
Date: May 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:52 pm and 4:54 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for telephone call
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-129-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 45-203 (cont’d)Also recorded on May 10, 1973
- 045-199 4:42 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 4:42 pm to 4:49 pm.
- 045-200 4:49 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:49 pm and 4:51 pm.
- 045-201 4:51 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 4:51 pm to 4:52 pm.
- 045-203 4:54 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 4:54 pm to 5:00 pm.
- 045-204 5:00 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:01 pm.
- 045-205 5:01 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 5:01 pm to 5:04 pm.
- 045-206 5:04 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:04 pm and 5:17 pm.
- 045-207 5:04 PM · 13 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:04 pm and 5:17 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 045-202, 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/045-202 (accessed October 12, 2026).