Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-124
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Alexander M. Haig Jr.
Monday, May 21, 1973 · 11:17 AM–11:48 AM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call. Although the specific recipient is not confirmed, the context suggests the President was initiating a conversation with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The interaction was limited to standard administrative coordination required to connect the President to his intended party.
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NARA Description
On May 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:17 am and 11:48 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-124 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 46-124
Date: May 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:17 am and 11:48 am
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 439-5]
[Unintelligible request] [Telephone call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.?]Also recorded on May 21, 1973
- 439-002 10:53 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:53 am to 11:13 am.
- 046-122 11:13 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:13 am and 11:14 am.
- 046-123 11:14 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 11:14 am to 11:17 am.
- 439-003 11:14 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 11:14 am.
- 439-004 11:14 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:14 am to 11:17 am.
- 439-005 11:17 AM · 10 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 11:17 am and 11:48 am.
- 046-125 11:48 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 11:48 am to 11:51 am.
- 439-006 11:48 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:48 am to 11:51 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 046-124, May 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-124 (accessed October 12, 2026).