Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-130
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Alexander Haig
Monday, May 21, 1973 · 5:25 PM ET · White House Telephone · 23 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon calls First Lady Pat Nixon to inform her of a change in his evening plans. He explains that he must work on a new strategy with Alexander Haig, Jr., necessitating the cancellation of their scheduled dinner. The President notes that he intends to take Haig out to eat instead.
- Pat Nixon
- Alexander Haig
- Presidential schedule
- Dinner plans
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NARA Description
On May 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at 5:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-130 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 46-130
Date: May 21, 1973
Time: 5:25 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.
[See also Conversation No. 439-24]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]
President’s schedule
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-Dinner
*****************************************************************Also recorded on May 21, 1973
- 046-129 5:25 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:25 pm.
- 046-131 5:25 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:28 pm.
- 439-023 5:25 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:25 pm.
- 439-024 5:25 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:25 pm.
- 439-025 5:25 PM · 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 5:25 pm and 5:28 pm.
- 046-132 5:28 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 5:28 pm to 5:29 pm.
- 439-026 5:28 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:28 pm to 5:29 pm.
- 046-133 5:29 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:29 pm and 5:34 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 046-130, 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/046-130 (accessed October 12, 2026).