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 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon utilized the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call to his Chief of Staff, Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The primary purpose of this brief communication was to facilitate a direct connection between the President and his senior advisor. No substantive policy discussions or decisions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.

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Go ahead please.
Thank you.

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.

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 October 1, 2026).