Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-112

Nixon phone call with Hart on David Packard and Roy L. Ash

Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 7:02 PM–7:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 38 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Hart, ThomasConversation045-112 on Tape 45StartTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 7:02 PMEndTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 7:03 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-112 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed Thomas Hart to adjust his official schedule to accommodate a meeting with David Packard. Nixon directed that Packard be slotted for a 9:00 a.m. appointment on Thursday, explicitly requesting that Stephen Bull reschedule existing commitments to allow for a 30- to 60-minute duration. The President confirmed he had already concluded his meeting with Roy Ash, clearing the way for the new appointment.

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Mr. President, I can't seem to locate Mr. Bull right now.
Could Mr. Tom Hart help you?
Sure.
All right.
Yes, Mr. President.
Tom, put David Packard on my schedule Thursday morning, 9 o'clock, and tell Steve to move things around so that he can have at least a half to three-quarters of an hour.
It may even take until 10.
Fine.
Now, we had Roy Ash down there at 9 o'clock.
No, I just saw Roy Ash.
I finished him.
Fine, sir.
David Packard.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 1, 1973, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Thomas Hart talked on the telephone from 7:02 pm to 7:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-112 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-112

Date: May 1, 1973
Time: 7:02 pm - 7:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     Stephen B. Bull’s location

     Conversation with Thomas Hart

The President talked with Hart between 7:02 pm and 7:03 pm.

[See also Conversation No. 433-51]

     President’s schedule
           -David Packard
                 -Bull
           -Roy L. Ash
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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  • 433-050 6:55 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:55 pm and 7:02 pm.
  • 433-051 7:02 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas Hart met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:02 pm to 7:03 pm.
  • 045-113 7:04 PM · 2 min — Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 7:04 pm to 7:06 pm.
  • 433-052 7:04 PM · 2 min — Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:04 pm to 7:06 pm.
  • 045-114 7:10 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:10 pm.
  • 433-053 7:10 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 7:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-112, 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/045-112 (accessed October 5, 2026).