Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-126
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Alexander M. Haig Jr.
Monday, May 21, 1973 · 11:51 AM–12:34 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief telephone request with the White House operator to be connected with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The primary purpose of the exchange was to facilitate communication with his Chief of Staff. No further substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief request to place the call.
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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 11:51 am and 12:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-126 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 46-126
Date: May 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:51 am and 12:34 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
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[See also Conversation No. 439-7]
Telephone call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.Also recorded on May 21, 1973
- 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.
- 046-124 11:17 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:17 am and 11:48 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.
- 046-127 11:51 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 12:34 pm.
- 439-007 11:51 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 11:51 am and 12:34 pm.
- 439-008 11:51 AM · 13 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 11:51 am and 12:34 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 046-126, 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/046-126 (accessed October 12, 2026).