Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-101

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

Thursday, May 17, 1973 · 3:54 PM–4:01 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation046-101 on Tape 46StartThursday, May 17, 1973 at 3:54 PMEndThursday, May 17, 1973 at 4:01 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-101 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon requested that the White House operator connect him to Alexander M. Haig, Jr. via channel 8. This brief exchange served solely as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication with his Chief of Staff. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this specific connection process.

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Channel 8, please.

Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On May 17, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:54 pm and 4:01 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-101 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-101

Date: May 17, 1973
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Time: Unknown between 3:54 pm and 4:01 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 438-19]

     Telephone call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

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046-100 3:53 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:53 pm to 3:54 pm.
438-018 3:53 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:53 pm to 3:54 pm.
438-019 3:54 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:54 pm and 4:01 pm.
046-102 4:01 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 4:01 pm to 4:02 pm.
438-020 4:01 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:01 pm to 4:02 pm.
438-021 4:02 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:02 pm and 4:08 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-101, May 17, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-101 (accessed October 12, 2026).