Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-163

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House administration

Tuesday, May 8, 1973 · 8:27 PM–10:38 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation045-163 on Tape 45StartTuesday, May 8, 1973 at 8:27 PMEndTuesday, May 8, 1973 at 10:38 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-163 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief administrative call to the White House operator to facilitate a connection with his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. The interaction serves solely as a logistical request to place a telephone call to Ziegler. No substantive policy discussions or decisions are recorded during this brief exchange.

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Yes, please.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On May 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:27 pm and 10:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-163 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-163

Date: May 8, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:27 pm and 10:38 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for telephone call
                                              -103-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 45-163 (cont’d)

           -Ronald L. Ziegler

Also recorded on May 9, 1973

  • 045-161 8:01 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:01 pm and 8:19 pm.
  • 045-162 8:19 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 8:19 pm to 8:27 pm.
  • 045-164 10:38 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 10:38 pm to 10:52 pm.
  • 045-166 7:38 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:38 am to 7:56 am.
  • 914-001 7:59 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:59 am and 8:37 am.
  • 914-002 7:59 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:59 am and 8:37 am.
  • 914-003 7:59 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:59 am and 8:37 am.
  • 914-009 7:59 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:59 am and 8:37 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-163, May 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-163 (accessed October 5, 2026).