Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-173

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Friday, May 28, 1971 · 11:04 AM–12:20 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation003-173 on Tape 3 (tape position 04:13:20–04:13:23)StartFriday, May 28, 1971 at 11:04 AMEndFriday, May 28, 1971 at 12:20 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-173 ↗

AI Summary

A White House operator initiated a call to an unknown party to facilitate a connection for the President. The brief exchange served as a logistical step to reach an unidentified individual. No substantive policy discussions or decisions were captured during this communication attempt.

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NARA Description

On May 28, 1971, the White House operator and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 12:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-173 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-173

Date: May 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:04 am and 12:20 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with an unknown person.

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Also recorded on May 28, 1971

  • 003-172 11:03 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. talked on the telephone from 11:03 am to 11:04 am.
  • 003-174 11:04 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 12:20 pm.
  • 505-019 11:04 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Luis A. Ferre, Rosario Benigno Trigo, and John C. Whitaker met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:04 am to 11:17 am.
  • 505-020 11:19 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen Hess, Dr. Edward Zigler, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:19 am to 11:32 am.
  • 505-021 11:43 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Torben Ronne, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:43 am and 12:08 pm.
  • 506-001 11:43 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Torben Ronne, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 12:08 pm.
  • 506-002 12:09 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, James Suffridge, James Housewright, William McGuire, Charles W. Colson, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:09 pm to 12:13 pm.
  • 506-003 12:13 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:14 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-173, May 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-173 (accessed September 26, 2026).