Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-188

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler

Thursday, May 10, 1973 · 2:51 PM–2:56 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation045-188 on Tape 45StartThursday, May 10, 1973 at 2:51 PMEndThursday, May 10, 1973 at 2:56 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-188 ↗

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NARA Description

On May 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 2:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-188 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-188

Date: May 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:51 pm and 2:56 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 435-7]

     Request for telephone call
          -Ronald L. Ziegler

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Ron, is that good, please?
Yes, that's good.

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  • 435-005 2:45 PM · 10 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 2:45 pm and 2:49 pm.
  • 045-187 2:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:49 pm to 2:51 pm.
  • 435-006 2:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:49 pm to 2:51 pm.
  • 435-007 2:51 PM · 10 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 2:51 pm and 2:56 pm.
  • 045-189 2:56 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:56 pm to 3:00 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-188, May 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-188 (accessed November 15, 2026).