Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-085
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William E. Timmons
Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 1:20 PM–1:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to place an urgent call to William E. Timmons, his Assistant for Legislative Affairs. The brief interaction serves solely as a logistical bridge to connect the President with a key member of his congressional liaison team. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during this brief request for the operator's assistance.
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NARA Description
On May 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-085 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 45-85
Date: May 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:20 pm and 1:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked to the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 433-17]
Request for telephone call
-William E. TimmonsAlso recorded on May 1, 1973
- 045-082 1:16 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:16 pm.
- 045-083 1:16 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:18 pm.
- 045-084 1:18 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leslie C. Arends talked on the telephone from 1:18 pm to 1:20 pm.
- 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.
- 433-017 1:20 PM · 15 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 1:20 pm and 1:22 pm.
- 045-086 1:22 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 1:22 pm to 1:23 pm.
- 433-018 1:22 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:22 pm to 1:23 pm.
- 045-087 1:23 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 1:24 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 045-085, 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/045-085 (accessed October 5, 2026).