{"conversationCode":"440-023","tapeNumber":440,"conversationNumber":23,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-440-023","startDateTime":"1973-05-22T21:13:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-22T21:22:00.000Z","startDate":"22-May-1973","startTime":"5:13 PM","endDate":"22-May-1973","endTime":"5:22 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.;","description":"On May 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:13 pm and 5:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-023 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. 440-23\n\nDate: May 22, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 5:13 pm and 5:22 pm\nLocation: Old Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n\n       Haig’s schedule\n\n       Watergate\n             -White House response\n             -National security\n             -Ronald L. Ziegler\n             -William J. Baroody’s conversation with Haig\n             - President’s forthcoming meeting with Republican congressmen\n\f                                               -11-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["440-023.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haig, Alexander M., Jr."],"prevCode":"440-022","nextCode":"440-024","transcript":[{"start":2.46,"end":26.05,"text":"I hope that Ron's standing up pretty well."},{"start":26.07,"end":26.53,"text":"What was that, Kate?"},{"start":52.04,"end":67.35,"text":"You'll be here at 6 o'clock later for that meeting."},{"start":68.42,"end":70.08,"text":"I think it's good that you're here."},{"start":70.1,"end":71.48,"text":"It's not going to be long."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander Haig met to coordinate the White House strategy regarding the escalating Watergate scandal and the administration's public relations response. The discussion centered on managing communications through Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler and preparing for a critical meeting with Republican congressmen. Haig also briefed the President on recent consultations with William J. Baroody and addressed concerns regarding national security implications of the unfolding investigation.","topics":["Watergate","Alexander Haig","Public relations","Republican Party relations","National security","Ronald Ziegler"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T20:17:30.290Z"},"topicSlugs":["watergate","alexander-haig","public-relations","republican-party-relations","national-security","ronald-ziegler"],"audioDurationSec":83,"audioFiles":[{"file":"440-023.mp3","bytes":2662400,"durationSec":83.11,"bitrate":256287,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.739Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:40.962Z","transcriptGapSeconds":39,"transcriptGapShare":0.47,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/440-023.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/440-023","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/440/conversation-440-023","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}