{"conversationCode":"445-016","tapeNumber":445,"conversationNumber":16,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-445-016","startDateTime":"1973-06-13T17:59:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-06-13T18:00:00.000Z","startDate":"13-Jun-1973","startTime":"1:59 PM","endDate":"13-Jun-1973","endTime":"2:00 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On June 13, 1973, Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:59 pm to 2:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 445-016 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. 445-16\n\nDate: June 13, 1973\nTime: 1:59 pm - 2:00 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nAlexander M. Haig, Jr. talked with the President.\n\n[See Conversation No. 40-75]","filename":["445-016.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Haig, Alexander M., Jr.","Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"445-015","nextCode":"445-017","transcript":[{"start":39.82,"end":56.46,"text":"Oh, God, nobody's going to question it."},{"start":56.48,"end":60.18,"text":"All right, I'll talk to them there."},{"start":60.2,"end":63.24,"text":"That's what I'm having for you."},{"start":63.27,"end":63.41,"text":"Right."},{"start":63.42,"end":63.77,"text":"Right."},{"start":63.78,"end":64.65,"text":"And have the announcement Saturday, though."},{"start":64.67,"end":66.55,"text":"Or do you want it tomorrow?"},{"start":66.57,"end":66.75,"text":"Saturday."},{"start":66.77,"end":67.93,"text":"Let's talk this other story right now."},{"start":67.95,"end":68.05,"text":"Fine."},{"start":68.07,"end":69.31,"text":"I'll be available tomorrow."},{"start":69.33,"end":69.71,"text":"Anytime you say it."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Nixon discuss the timing of a forthcoming public announcement, ultimately deciding to schedule it for Saturday. The brief exchange confirms coordination regarding the release strategy for an unspecified story or policy initiative. Haig expresses readiness to manage the logistics and communications surrounding the project as instructed by the President.","topics":["Public Relations","Administration Strategy","White House Communications","Scheduling","Executive Decision-making"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T20:38:43.226Z"},"topicSlugs":["public-relations","administration-strategy","white-house-communications","scheduling","executive-decision-making"],"audioDurationSec":77,"audioFiles":[{"file":"445-016.mp3","bytes":2453504,"durationSec":76.57,"bitrate":256329,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.739Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/445-016.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/445-016","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/445/conversation-445-016","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}