Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-114

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John J. McCloy

Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 7:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation045-114 on Tape 45StartTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 7:10 PMEndTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 7:10 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-114 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a telephone call to John J. McCloy in New York. The conversation serves as a brief logistical exchange to facilitate professional contact between the President and the prominent attorney and diplomat. No substantive policy matters or further decisions are addressed during this short administrative interaction.

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Mr. John McCloy in New York, you know John McCloy?
Yes, we know.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-114 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-114

Date: May 1, 1973
Time: 7:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 433-53]

     Request for telephone call
          -John J. McCloy
                 -New York
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on May 1, 1973

  • 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.
  • 433-054 7:10 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:10 pm and 7:15 pm.
  • 433-055 7:10 PM · 12 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 7:10 pm and 7:15 pm.
  • 045-115 7:15 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:15 pm.
  • 045-116 7:15 PM · 18 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:15 pm and 7:19 pm.
  • 045-117 7:15 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:15 pm and 7:19 pm.
  • 045-118 7:15 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:15 pm and 7:19 pm.
  • 433-056 7:15 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William J. Baroody, Jr., and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:15 pm and 7:19 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-114, 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/045-114 (accessed October 5, 2026).