{"conversationCode":"046-008","tapeNumber":46,"conversationNumber":8,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-046-008","startDateTime":"1973-05-11T18:43:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-11T18:51:00.000Z","startDate":"11-May-1973","startTime":"2:43 PM","endDate":"11-May-1973","endTime":"2:51 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On May 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:43 pm and 2:51 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-008 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. 46-8\n\nDate: May 11, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 2:43 pm and 2:51 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 434-18]\n\n     Telephone call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.","filename":["046-008.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"046-007","nextCode":"046-009","transcript":[{"start":0.47,"end":3.05,"text":"Please."},{"start":3.07,"end":6.21,"text":"Go ahead, please."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiated a call through the White House operator to contact Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The brief exchange served as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication with his Chief of Staff. No substantive policy matters were discussed, as the interaction focused solely on placing the outgoing connection.","topics":["Alexander Haig","White House operations","Presidential communications","Logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T07:21:22.597Z"},"topicSlugs":["alexander-haig","white-house-operations","presidential-communications","logistics"],"audioDurationSec":11,"audioFiles":[{"file":"046-008.mp3","bytes":358400,"durationSec":11.08,"bitrate":258772,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.713Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/046-008.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-008","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/46/conversation-046-008","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}