Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-159

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William E. Timmons

Friday, April 13, 1973 · 9:04 PM–9:09 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation044-159 on Tape 44StartFriday, April 13, 1973 at 9:04 PMEndFriday, April 13, 1973 at 9:09 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-159 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon requested that the White House operator place a telephone call to William E. Timmons, his Assistant for Legislative Affairs. The brief interaction served solely to facilitate this communication with a key member of the administration's congressional liaison staff. No further discussion or substantive policy decisions occurred during the exchange.

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Please.
Cummins, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On April 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:04 pm and 9:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-159 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-159

Date: April 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:04 am and 9:09 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 895-6]

       Call to William E. Timmons

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  • 038-016 8:44 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:44 am and 8:47 am.
  • 428-015 8:44 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:44 am and 8:47 am.
  • 038-017 8:47 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 8:47 am to 8:49 am.
  • 428-016 8:47 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:47 am.
  • 428-017 8:47 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:47 am to 8:49 am.
  • 038-018 8:49 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:49 am and 8:54 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-159, April 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-159 (accessed October 5, 2026).