Conversation 045-153

TapeTape 45StartWednesday, May 2, 1973 at 8:52 PMEndWednesday, May 2, 1973 at 9:03 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst. He specifically requested that the operator avoid disturbing Kleindienst if he was currently at dinner. This brief exchange served as a logistical coordination to facilitate an urgent communication between the President and the Attorney General.

Richard G. KleindienstWhite House operationsPresidential communicationAttorney General

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NARA Description

On May 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:52 pm and 9:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-153 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-153

Date: May 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:52 pm and 9:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for telephone call
          -Richard G. Kleindienst

Transcript (AI-Generated)

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But don't get him if he's out of dinner, please.

All right.

Thank you.

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