Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-194
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William E. Timmons
Thursday, May 10, 1973 · 3:26 PM–3:30 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a telephone call to William E. Timmons, the Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. The brief exchange serves as an administrative bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and his top congressional liaison. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this connection.
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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 3:26 pm and 3:30 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-194 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 45-194
Date: May 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:26 pm and 3:30 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 435-18]
Request for telephone call
-William E. TimmonsAlso recorded on May 10, 1973
- 045-193 3:24 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:24 pm to 3:26 pm.
- 435-016 3:24 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:24 pm to 3:26 pm.
- 435-017 3:26 PM · 1 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 3:26 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 435-018 3:26 PM · 11 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 3:26 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 045-195 3:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 3:30 pm to 3:32 pm.
- 435-019 3:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:30 pm to 3:32 pm.
- 045-196 3:34 PM · 1 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:34 pm to 3:35 pm.
- 435-020 3:34 PM · 1 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:34 pm to 3:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 045-194, 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/045-194 (accessed October 1, 2026).