{"conversationCode":"433-033","tapeNumber":433,"conversationNumber":33,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-433-033","startDateTime":"1973-05-01T21:43:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-01T21:44:00.000Z","startDate":"1-May-1973","startTime":"5:43 PM","endDate":"1-May-1973","endTime":"5:44 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.;","description":"On May 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:43 pm to 5:44 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 433-033 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":"Abuse of Governmental Power Release","aogpSegment":"Segment 0","lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 433-33\n\nDate: May 1, 1973\nTime: 5:43 pm - 5:44 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n\n[See Conversation Mo. 45-98]","filename":["433-033.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haig, Alexander M., Jr."],"prevCode":"433-032","nextCode":"433-034","transcript":[{"start":0.35,"end":3.12,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":3.48,"end":4.64,"text":"Still surviving today?"},{"start":6.12,"end":7.38,"text":"Right, right."},{"start":8.04,"end":18.94,"text":"How's the reaction to the thing last night?"},{"start":18.96,"end":19.06,"text":"Good."},{"start":19.68,"end":21.08,"text":"You think it was the right thing to do, huh?"},{"start":21.88,"end":26.09,"text":"Remember we talked last night, but you still feel cold, clear in the day?"},{"start":31.06,"end":34.07,"text":"That's your morale good, huh, Al?"},{"start":34.09,"end":36.18,"text":"Okay, well, let's get on with the business, boys."},{"start":37.36,"end":38.39,"text":"Everybody, chins up."},{"start":40.65,"end":43.48,"text":"Right."},{"start":43.5,"end":44.04,"text":"That's right, boys."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander Haig held a brief check-in to gauge the public and internal reaction to Nixon’s televised address regarding the Watergate scandal delivered the previous night. Haig confirmed that the reaction was positive, reassuring the President that the decision to give the speech remained sound despite the political pressure. The exchange concluded with Nixon emphasizing the need for his staff to maintain morale and focus on official business.","topics":["Watergate scandal","Presidential address","Public opinion","Staff morale","Crisis management"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T19:51:24.368Z"},"topicSlugs":["watergate-scandal","presidential-address","public-opinion","staff-morale","crisis-management"],"audioDurationSec":55,"audioFiles":[{"file":"433-033.mp3","bytes":1773568,"durationSec":55.33,"bitrate":256419,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.424Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/433-033.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/433-033","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/433/conversation-433-033","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}