Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-218

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Bellmon

Friday, May 11, 1973 · 8:27 AM–8:30 AM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation045-218 on Tape 45StartFriday, May 11, 1973 at 8:27 AMEndFriday, May 11, 1973 at 8:30 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-218 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief telephone request through the White House operator to be connected with Senator Henry Bellmon. This administrative interaction was strictly logistical, aimed at facilitating a direct conversation between the President and the Senator. No further discussion occurred during this call beyond the request for the connection.

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Senator Henry Bellman, please.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:27 am and 8:30 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-218 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-218

Date: May 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:27 am and 8:30 am
Location: White House Telephone
                                            -141-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 45-218 (cont’d)

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 916-3]

     Request for telephone call
          -Henry L. Bellmon

Also recorded on May 11, 1973

916-001 8:10 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:27 am.
916-002 8:10 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:27 am.
916-003 8:10 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:27 am.
916-004 8:10 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:27 am.
045-219 8:27 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:27 am and 8:30 am.
916-008 8:27 AM · 1 hr 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:27 am to 9:16 am.
045-220 8:30 AM · 15 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 8:30 am.
045-221 8:43 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry L. Bellmon talked on the telephone from 8:43 am to 8:44 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-218, May 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-218 (accessed October 5, 2026).