Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-128
Nixon phone call with Haig on White House logistics
Monday, May 21, 1973 · 12:34 PM–12:35 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. coordinated a brief, unscheduled meeting to discuss internal matters. Haig confirmed that preparations were in order, prompting the President to move immediately to his office. The discussion functioned as a logistical bridge to facilitate an upcoming face-to-face consultation.
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NARA Description
On May 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 12:34 pm to 12:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-128 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 46-128
Date: May 21, 1973
Time: 12:34 pm - 12:35 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
[See also Conversation No. 439-9]
Haig’s scheduleAlso recorded on May 21, 1973
- 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.
- 439-009 12:34 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:34 pm to 12:35 pm.
- 439-010 12:35 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 12:40 pm.
- 439-011 12:40 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:40 pm to 1:10 pm.
- 439-012 1:10 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 3:23 pm.
- 439-013 1:10 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 3:23 pm.
- 439-015 1:10 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 3:23 pm.
- 439-016 1:10 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 3:23 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 046-128, 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/046-128 (accessed October 12, 2026).