Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-141

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Marjorie P. Acker

Wednesday, May 2, 1973 · 12:33 PM–12:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation045-141 on Tape 45StartWednesday, May 2, 1973 at 12:33 PMEndWednesday, May 2, 1973 at 12:48 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-141 ↗

President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to Marjorie P. Acker. This exchange serves as a standard administrative facilitation of presidential communications. No substantive policy matters or further developments are discussed beyond the scheduling of the outgoing call.

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Marjacker.
Yes sir.

On May 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-141 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 45-141

Date: May 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 432-13]

     Request for telephone call
          -Majorie P. Acker
  • 045-139 12:11 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:11 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.
  • 045-142 12:48 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone from 12:48 pm to 12:49 pm.
  • 432-014 12:48 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:48 pm and 12:49 pm.

Conversation 045-141, 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/045-141 (accessed October 5, 2026).