Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-219

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on telecommunications

Friday, May 11, 1973 · 8:27 AM–8:30 AM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation045-219 on Tape 45StartFriday, May 11, 1973 at 8:27 AMEndFriday, May 11, 1973 at 8:30 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-219 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a call through the White House operator to place an outgoing connection. The conversation remained incomplete as the President aborted the request before the intended party could be reached. No substantive topics or policy decisions were discussed during this brief administrative interaction.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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I want, uh...

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 045-219 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-219

Date: May 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:27 am and 8:20 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Aborted telephone request

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.
  • 045-218 8:27 AM · 14 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 045-219, 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/045-219 (accessed October 5, 2026).