Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-116

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Hugh Scott

Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 7:15 PM–7:19 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation045-116 on Tape 45StartTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 7:15 PMEndTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 7:19 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-116 ↗

AI Summary

A White House operator informs President Nixon that Senator Hugh Scott is attending a dinner for Senator Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. at the Civic Center. Upon learning of the Senator's location, the President decides against interrupting the event. He concludes the call by instructing the operator to hold his attempt to reach Scott until the following day.

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Mr. President, Senator Scott is at a dinner for Senator Mathias at the Civic Center.
Oh, no.
Let it go.
I'll call him tomorrow.
No hurry.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 1, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:15 pm and 7:19 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-116 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-116

Date: May 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:15 pm and 7:19 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See also Conversation No. 433-56-A]

     Hugh Scott’s location
          -Charles McC. Mathias, Jr.
                -Dinner

Also recorded on May 1, 1973

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  • 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.
  • 433-057 7:15 PM · 10 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 7:15 pm and 7:19 pm.
  • 433-058 7:15 PM · 11 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 7:15 pm and 7:19 pm.
  • 045-119 7:19 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 7:19 pm to 7:22 pm.
  • 433-059 7:19 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:19 pm to 7:22 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-116, 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/045-116 (accessed October 5, 2026).