Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-192

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H. R. Haldeman

Thursday, May 10, 1973 · 3:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation045-192 on Tape 45StartThursday, May 10, 1973 at 3:10 PMEndThursday, May 10, 1973 at 3:10 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-192 ↗

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NARA Description

On May 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-192 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-192

Date: May 10, 1973
Time: 3:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 435-12]

     Request for telephone call
          -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

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Operator?
Yes, sir.
If he's in a meeting, though, don't interrupt him.
Come to call me when he's free, please.
Yes, Mr. President.

Also recorded on May 10, 1973

  • 045-190 3:00 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:02 pm.
  • 045-191 3:02 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 3:02 pm to 3:05 pm.
  • 435-010 3:02 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:02 pm to 3:05 pm.
  • 435-011 3:05 PM · 10 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 3:05 pm and 3:10 pm.
  • 435-012 3:10 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:10 pm.
  • 435-013 3:10 PM · 9 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 3:10 pm and 3:24 pm.
  • 435-014 3:10 PM · 54 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 3:10 pm and 3:24 pm.
  • 435-015 3:10 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:24 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-192, 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/045-192 (accessed November 15, 2026).