Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-082

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Gerald R. Ford

Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 1:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation045-082 on Tape 45StartTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 1:16 PMEndTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 1:16 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-082 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a follow-up call to Gerald R. Ford. The President anticipated that Ford would appreciate the gesture, even if the call interrupted his meal. This brief administrative interaction served to facilitate direct communication between Nixon and the future President.

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when Ford plays.
He's probably eating, but he'll like getting the call.

NARA Description

On May 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-082 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-82

Date: May 1, 1973
Time: 1:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for telephone call
          -Gerald R. Ford
                 -Ford’s appreciation of President’s telephone call
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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  • 433-016 1:18 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leslie C. Arends met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:18 pm to 1:20 pm.
  • 045-085 1:20 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:22 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-082, May 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-082 (accessed October 5, 2026).