Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-120
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Elliot Richardson
Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 7:22 PM–7:24 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to Elliot L. Richardson. This brief communication served as a logistical request to establish contact with the Attorney General designate. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief administrative interaction.
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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 7:22 pm and 7:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-120 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 45-120
Date: May 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:22 pm and 7:24 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 433-60]
Request for telephone call
-Elliot L. RichardsonAlso recorded on May 1, 1973
- 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.
- 045-119 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.
- 433-060 7:22 PM · 9 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 7:22 pm and 7:24 pm.
- 045-121 7:24 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Elliot L. Richardson talked on the telephone from 7:24 pm to 7:32 pm.
- 433-061 7:24 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Elliot L. Richardson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:24 pm to 7:32 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 045-120, 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/045-120 (accessed October 5, 2026).