Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-200

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Rose Mary Woods

Thursday, May 10, 1973 · 4:49 PM–4:51 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation045-200 on Tape 45StartThursday, May 10, 1973 at 4:49 PMEndThursday, May 10, 1973 at 4:51 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-200 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone communication through the White House operator to request a call with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The conversation is strictly logistical, serving as an administrative bridge to facilitate direct contact between the President and his long-time aide. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions occur during this brief exchange.

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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 4:49 pm and 4:51 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-200 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-200

Date: May 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:49 pm and 4:51 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 45-200 (cont’d)

     Request for telephone call
          -Rose Mary Woods

Also recorded on May 10, 1973

  • 045-199 4:42 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 4:42 pm to 4:49 pm.
  • 045-201 4:51 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 4:51 pm to 4:52 pm.
  • 045-202 4:52 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 4:54 pm.
  • 045-203 4:54 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 4:54 pm to 5:00 pm.
  • 045-204 5:00 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:01 pm.
  • 045-205 5:01 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 5:01 pm to 5:04 pm.
  • 045-206 5:04 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:04 pm and 5:17 pm.
  • 045-207 5:04 PM · 13 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:04 pm and 5:17 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-200, 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/045-200 (accessed October 1, 2026).