Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-138

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Kenneth R. Cole Jr.

Wednesday, May 2, 1973 · 10:31 AM–10:43 AM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation045-138 on Tape 45StartWednesday, May 2, 1973 at 10:31 AMEndWednesday, May 2, 1973 at 10:43 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-138 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to facilitate a meeting with Kenneth R. Cole, Jr. He explicitly requests that Cole join him in the Old Executive Office Building. This brief administrative exchange confirms the scheduling of a direct consultation between the President and a key staff member.

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Would you see if Ken Cole could come into the old office, please?
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On May 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 10:43 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-138 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-138

Date: May 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:31 am and 10:43 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 909-19]

     Meeting with Kenneth R. Cole, Jr.

Also recorded on May 2, 1973

  • 909-015 10:15 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:15 am to 10:21 am.
  • 045-136 10:21 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 10:24 am.
  • 909-016 10:21 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 10:24 am.
  • 045-137 10:24 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 10:24 am to 10:31 am.
  • 909-017 10:24 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:24 am to 10:31 am.
  • 909-018 10:31 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 10:43 am.
  • 909-019 10:31 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 10:43 am.
  • 909-020 10:43 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:43 am to 10:46 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-138, 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/045-138 (accessed October 5, 2026).