Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-158

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Richard A. Moore

Tuesday, May 8, 1973 · 2:54 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation045-158 on Tape 45StartTuesday, May 8, 1973 at 2:54 PMEndTuesday, May 8, 1973 at 2:54 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-158 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to contact Richard A. Moore to request his presence at the Executive Office Building. This coordination serves to facilitate a direct meeting between the two men for undisclosed purposes. The exchange serves as a brief logistical task to manage the President's schedule.

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Ready to see if Mr. Dick Moore could come over to the UOB, please.
Yes, sir.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:54 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-158 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-158

Date: May 8, 1973
Time: 2:54 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 433-66]

     Meeting with Richard A. Moore

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  • 433-064 1:47 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 433-065 1:47 PM · 29 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 1:47 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 912-019 1:47 PM · 19 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 11:59 pm.
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  • 433-067 3:00 PM · 1 hr 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard A. Moore met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:00 pm to 4:27 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-158, May 8, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-158 (accessed October 5, 2026).