Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-002
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Leslie C. Arends
Thursday, May 24, 1973 · 1:34 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
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On May 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 39-2
Date: May 24, 1973
Time: 1:34 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 440-36]
Request for telephone call to Leslie C. ArendsTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on May 24, 1973
- 039-003 1:34 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:34 pm and 1:36 pm.
- 440-036 1:34 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:34 pm.
- 440-037 1:34 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:34 pm and 1:36 pm.
- 039-004 1:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hugh Scott talked on the telephone from 1:36 pm to 1:38 pm.
- 440-038 1:36 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hugh Scott met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:36 pm to 1:38 pm.
- 039-005 1:39 PM · 2 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Leslie C. Arends talked on the telephone from 1:39 pm to 1:40 pm.
- 440-039 1:39 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leslie C. Arends met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:39 pm to 1:40 pm.
- 039-006 1:40 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:52 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 039-002, May 24, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-002 (accessed November 2, 2026).