Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-220

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry L. Bellmon

Friday, May 11, 1973 · 8:30 AM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation045-220 on Tape 45StartFriday, May 11, 1973 at 8:30 AMEndFriday, May 11, 1973 at 8:30 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-220 ↗

AI Summary

A White House operator informs President Nixon that Senator Henry Bellmon has checked out of his hotel in Oklahoma and is currently being tracked. The President acknowledges this update and indicates he is available to speak with the Senator at any time. This brief exchange serves as an administrative effort to facilitate direct contact between the President and Senator Bellmon.

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Hello?

Mr. President, Senator Bellman is in Oklahoma.

However, he checked out of his hotel, and we're trying to locate him.

Anytime.

All right, sir.

NARA Description

On May 11, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 8:30 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-220 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-220

Date: May 11, 1973
Time: 8:30 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See also Conversation No. 915-8A]

     Henry L. Bellmon’s location
          -Oklahoma
                                              -142-

                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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.
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.
045-221 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 045-220, 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/045-220 (accessed October 5, 2026).