{"conversationCode":"916-009","tapeNumber":916,"conversationNumber":9,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-916-009","startDateTime":"1973-05-11T13:16:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-11T13:16:00.000Z","startDate":"11-May-1973","startTime":"9:16 AM","endDate":"11-May-1973","endTime":"9:16 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.;","description":"On May 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:16 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 916-009 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"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. 916-9\n\nDate: May 11, 1973\nTime: 9:16 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n\n      Haig’s schedule\n           -Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger\n                 -Position of Secretary of State","filename":["916-009.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haig, Alexander M., Jr."],"prevCode":"916-008","nextCode":"916-010","transcript":[{"start":19.21,"end":29.26,"text":"Well, you mean if he wants to resign?"},{"start":29.34,"end":29.46,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":29.72,"end":29.88,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":30.46,"end":30.72,"text":"Okay."},{"start":31.1,"end":34.64,"text":"Well, then, as far as I'm concerned, uh, let me tell you this."},{"start":34.66,"end":35.42,"text":"A real question."},{"start":35.46,"end":41.71,"text":"Do you think I should get him on the mountaintop and let him know that he's gonna get a secretary job at a certain time?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Alexander Haig discuss the potential resignation of Henry Kissinger and his future role as Secretary of State. The President considers the strategic timing of offering Kissinger the position to ensure political stability. The conversation focuses on navigating this sensitive cabinet transition and determining the best approach for delivering the offer.","topics":["Henry Kissinger","Secretary of State","Cabinet appointments","Political strategy","Resignation"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-09T00:02:37.947Z"},"topicSlugs":["henry-kissinger","secretary-of-state","cabinet-appointments","political-strategy","resignation"],"audioDurationSec":52,"audioFiles":[{"file":"916-009.mp3","bytes":1654784,"durationSec":51.57,"bitrate":256688,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.647Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/916-009.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/916-009","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/916/conversation-916-009","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}