Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-104

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Robert H. Finch

Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 6:24 PM–6:27 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation045-104 on Tape 45StartTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 6:24 PMEndTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 6:27 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-104 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a call to Robert H. Finch regarding a potential speech. Nixon specifically requested that Finch not be interrupted if he was actively delivering a speech in California. The call was intended to reach Finch only if he were available during a break in his schedule.

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Mr. Bob Finch, he may be making a speech.
If he is, don't bother him.
But if you can find him in between speeches, I'll talk to him.
He's in California.
All right, sir.

NARA Description

On May 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:24 pm and 6:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-104 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-104

Date: May 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:24 pm and 6:27 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 433-40]

     Request for telephone call
          -Robert H. Finch
                 -Speech
                 -California

Also recorded on May 1, 1973

  • 045-103 6:24 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:24 pm.
  • 433-039 6:24 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:24 pm.
  • 433-040 6:24 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 6:24 pm and 6:27 pm.
  • 045-105 6:27 PM · 13 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:27 pm and 6:44 pm.
  • 433-041 6:29 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:29 pm to 6:32 pm.
  • 433-042 6:32 PM · 12 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:32 pm.
  • 433-043 6:33 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Roy L. Ash met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:33 pm and 6:45 pm.
  • 045-106 6:44 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch talked on the telephone from 6:44 pm to 6:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-104, 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/045-104 (accessed October 5, 2026).