{"conversationCode":"438-020","tapeNumber":438,"conversationNumber":20,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-438-020","startDateTime":"1973-05-17T20:01:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-17T20:02:00.000Z","startDate":"17-May-1973","startTime":"4:01 PM","endDate":"17-May-1973","endTime":"4:02 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.;","description":"On May 17, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:01 pm to 4:02 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 438-020 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":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 438-20\n\nDate: May 17, 1973\nTime: 4:01 pm - 4:02 pm\nLocation: Old Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n\n[See Conversation No. 46-102]\n\f                                            -15-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["438-020.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haig, Alexander M., Jr."],"prevCode":"438-019","nextCode":"438-021","transcript":[{"start":0.18,"end":8.48,"text":"So, Al, I was thinking of going out to see ."},{"start":11.14,"end":22.12,"text":"I saw the report here."},{"start":29.58,"end":47.32,"text":"If you've got a moment, I'd like to run over with you a little about this speech."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander Haig briefly confer to coordinate a forthcoming speech and review a report. The discussion focuses on the administration's messaging strategy, with Nixon seeking Haig's input on the substance of his planned public remarks. The exchange serves as a preliminary touchpoint to prepare for the President's immediate agenda.","topics":["Speechwriting","Public messaging","Administration strategy","Executive communication"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T20:09:36.878Z"},"topicSlugs":["speechwriting","public-messaging","administration-strategy","executive-communication"],"audioDurationSec":55,"audioFiles":[{"file":"438-020.mp3","bytes":1763328,"durationSec":54.99,"bitrate":256546,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.739Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:40.581Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/438-020.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/438-020","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/438/conversation-438-020","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}