Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-055

Nixon phone call with Haig on Document management

Tuesday, May 15, 1973 · 1:07 PM–1:08 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Conversation046-055 on Tape 46StartTuesday, May 15, 1973 at 1:07 PMEndTuesday, May 15, 1973 at 1:08 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-055 ↗

A 19-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On May 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:07 pm to 1:08 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-055 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-55

Date: May 15, 1973
Time: 1:07 pm - 1:08 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The recording began at an unknown time while
the conversation was in progress.

[See also Conversation No. 435-22]
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

     Unknown man’s location

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Yes, sir.
It'll be about 20 minutes.
He's en route in the car to his office.
Oh, fine.
And I'll get the work to you, right?
Oh, swell, swell.
Okay, I'll be around.
All right, sir.

Also recorded on May 15, 1973

  • 046-052 12:24 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 918-025 12:24 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:24 pm to 1:00 pm.
  • 046-053 1:00 PM · 30 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 1:00 pm.
  • 918-027 1:00 PM · 29 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:00 pm.
  • 918-028 1:00 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:04 pm.
  • 046-054 1:04 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:07 pm.
  • 918-029 1:04 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:07 pm.
  • 046-056 1:38 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:38 pm and 2:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-055, May 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-055 (accessed November 15, 2026).