Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-167

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Wednesday, May 9, 1973 · 12:05 PM–12:31 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation045-167 on Tape 45StartWednesday, May 9, 1973 at 12:05 PMEndWednesday, May 9, 1973 at 12:31 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-167 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon speaks with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The President initiates the request to connect with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. No further substantive discussion occurs during this brief administrative exchange.

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Can I have your segway, please?
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On May 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 12:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-167 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-167

Date: May 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:05 pm and 12:31 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 432-29]

     Request for telephone call
          -Ronald L. Ziegler

Also recorded on May 9, 1973

  • 432-027 12:03 PM · 17 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 12:03 pm and 12:22 pm.
  • 432-028 12:03 PM · 9 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 12:03 pm and 12:22 pm.
  • 432-029 12:03 PM · 9 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 12:03 pm and 12:31 pm.
  • 432-030 12:03 PM · 2 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 12:03 pm and 12:31 pm.
  • 045-168 12:31 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 12:31 pm to 12:34 pm.
  • 432-031 12:31 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:31 pm to 12:34 pm.
  • 432-032 12:31 PM · 8 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 12:31 pm and 2:24 pm.
  • 432-033 12:31 PM · 11 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 12:31 pm and 2:24 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-167, 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/045-167 (accessed October 5, 2026).