Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-127

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 · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation046-127 on Tape 46StartMonday, May 21, 1973 at 11:51 AMEndMonday, May 21, 1973 at 12:34 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-127 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to cancel an ongoing call and place a new one to Alexander M. Haig, Jr. He specifies that the operator should reach Haig even if he is currently in a meeting. This administrative instruction serves as a brief coordination effort to facilitate direct communication with his Chief of Staff.

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I'm going to cancel that case and call him if he's in a meeting.
All right.
Thank you.

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 046-127 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-127

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.

[See also Conversation No. 439-8]

     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.
  • 046-126 11:51 AM · 11 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-127, 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/046-127 (accessed October 12, 2026).