Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-139

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

Wednesday, May 2, 1973 · 12:11 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation045-139 on Tape 45StartWednesday, May 2, 1973 at 12:11 PMEndWednesday, May 2, 1973 at 12:11 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-139 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to be connected with Kenneth R. Cole, Jr. This brief administrative interaction serves as a call-routing request to facilitate direct communication between the President and his Deputy Assistant for Domestic Affairs. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occur during this exchange.

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Could I get Ken Cole please?
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On May 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-139 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-139

Date: May 2, 1973
Time: 12:11 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 909-26A]

     Request for telephone call
          -Kenneth R. Cole, Jr.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on May 2, 1973

  • 045-140 12:11 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Kenneth R. Cole, Jr. talked on the telephone from 12:11 pm to 12:12 pm.
  • 909-026 12:11 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, White House operator, and Kenneth R. Cole, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:11 pm to 12:30 pm.
  • 045-141 12:33 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm.
  • 432-009 12:33 PM · 20 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 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm.
  • 432-010 12:33 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm.
  • 432-011 12:33 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm.
  • 432-012 12:33 PM · 7 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 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm.
  • 432-013 12:33 PM · 8 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 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-139, 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/045-139 (accessed October 5, 2026).