Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-125
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William E. Timmons
Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 11:34 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon attempts to reach William E. Timmons to discuss administrative or political matters, but learns that Timmons is currently unavailable. Seeking an alternative, the President instructs the operator to connect him with Mr. Siegfried instead. This brief exchange highlights the President's urgent need for consultation during a late-night period of administrative activity.
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NARA Description
On May 1, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 11:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-125 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 45-125
Date: May 1, 1973
Time: 11:34 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
William E. Timmons’s location
Telephone call to Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on May 2, 1973
- 045-122 11:16 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:16 pm and 11:24 pm.
- 045-123 11:24 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 11:24 pm to 11:30 pm.
- 045-124 11:30 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:30 pm and 11:34 pm.
- 045-126 11:35 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 11:35 pm to 11:36 pm.
- 045-127 11:36 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:36 pm and 11:38 pm.
- 045-128 11:38 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 11:38 pm to 11:40 pm.
- 045-129 11:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 11:40 pm to 11:42 pm.
- 045-130 11:50 PM · 2 min — Henry A. Kissinger and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 11:50 pm to 11:52 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 045-125, May 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-125 (accessed October 5, 2026).