Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-022

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

Sunday, May 13, 1973 · 10:08 PM–10:09 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation046-022 on Tape 46StartSunday, May 13, 1973 at 10:08 PMEndSunday, May 13, 1973 at 10:09 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-022 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call through the White House operator to contact Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The primary purpose of the communication is to establish a connection with his Chief of Staff. No further substantive discussion occurs during this short exchange beyond the placement of the call.

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Yes, please.
Al Haig, please.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On May 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:08 pm and 10:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-22

Date: May 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:08 pm and 10:09 pm
Location: White House Telephone
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Telephone call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

Also recorded on May 14, 1973

  • 046-020 9:54 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:54 pm and 10:04 pm.
  • 046-021 10:04 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 10:04 pm to 10:08 pm.
  • 046-023 10:09 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 10:09 pm to 10:43 pm.
  • 917-041 5:15 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:15 am and 5:17 pm.
  • 917-001 8:42 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:42 am and 8:56 am.
  • 917-002 8:56 AM · 2 hr 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Lawrence M. Higby met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:56 am to 10:50 am.
  • 917-003 10:50 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 11:00 am.
  • 917-004 10:50 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 11:00 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-022, May 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-022 (accessed October 1, 2026).