Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-056

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Alexander Haig

Tuesday, May 15, 1973 · 1:38 PM–2:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation046-056 on Tape 46StartTuesday, May 15, 1973 at 1:38 PMEndTuesday, May 15, 1973 at 2:10 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-056 ↗

An 11-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 White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:38 pm and 2:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-056 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-56

Date: May 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:38 pm and 2:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 435-23A]

     Telephone call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

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Go ahead please.
Thank you.

Also recorded on May 15, 1973

  • 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.
  • 046-055 1:07 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:07 pm to 1:08 pm.
  • 046-057 2:10 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:10 pm to 2:15 pm.
  • 046-058 2:45 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 3:36 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-056, 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/046-056 (accessed November 15, 2026).