Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-084

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

Wednesday, May 16, 1973 · 4:08 PM–9:33 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation046-084 on Tape 46StartWednesday, May 16, 1973 at 4:08 PMEndWednesday, May 16, 1973 at 9:33 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-084 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to connect him with General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The call serves as a brief administrative bridge to facilitate direct communication with his Chief of Staff. No further substantive policy matters are addressed in this short exchange.

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General Haig, please.

NARA Description

On May 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:08 pm and 9:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-084 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-84

Date: May 16, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:08 pm and 9:33 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

      Telephone call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

Also recorded on May 16, 1973

  • 919-032 3:02 PM · 1 hr 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:02 pm to 4:08 pm.
  • 046-085 4:08 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:08 pm and 9:33 pm.
  • 919-033 4:08 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:08 pm.
  • 919-034 4:09 PM · 1 hr 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:09 pm and 4:52 pm.
  • 920-001 4:09 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:09 pm and 4:52 pm.
  • 920-002 4:52 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 4:55 pm.
  • 920-003 4:55 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:55 pm to 5:22 pm.
  • 046-086 4:57 PM · 12 min — J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., White House operator, and Robert C. Mardian talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:57 pm and 9:33 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-084, May 16, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-084 (accessed October 12, 2026).