{"conversationCode":"046-128","tapeNumber":46,"conversationNumber":128,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-046-128","startDateTime":"1973-05-21T16:34:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-21T16:35:00.000Z","startDate":"21-May-1973","startTime":"12:34 PM","endDate":"21-May-1973","endTime":"12:35 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.;","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.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 46-128\n\nDate: May 21, 1973\nTime: 12:34 pm - 12:35 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 439-9]\n\n     Haig’s schedule","filename":["046-128.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haig, Alexander M., Jr."],"prevCode":"046-127","nextCode":"046-129","transcript":[{"start":0.94,"end":4.66,"text":"Mr. President, would you like to come over now?"},{"start":4.68,"end":5.18,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":5.7,"end":7.13,"text":"I think we're in good shape."},{"start":7.23,"end":7.91,"text":"I'll be right over."},{"start":8.74,"end":10.88,"text":"Yes, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"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.","topics":["Alexander M. Haig, Jr.","White House logistics","Presidential scheduling","Executive communication"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T07:32:29.449Z"},"topicSlugs":["alexander-m-haig-jr","white-house-logistics","presidential-scheduling","executive-communication"],"audioDurationSec":16,"audioFiles":[{"file":"046-128.mp3","bytes":507904,"durationSec":15.79,"bitrate":257383,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.104Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/046-128.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-128","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/46/conversation-046-128","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}