Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-001

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Pierre E. Trudeau and Canada

Friday, May 11, 1973 · 12:03 PM–12:07 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation046-001 on Tape 46StartFriday, May 11, 1973 at 12:03 PMEndFriday, May 11, 1973 at 12:07 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a telephone call to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre E. Trudeau through the White House operator. The conversation is strictly logistical, with the President directing the operator to connect him with the Prime Minister. No policy discussions occur during this brief interaction, as it serves solely to facilitate the international communication.

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You could try Prime Minister Trudeau now, please.
Yes, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On May 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:03 pm and 12:07 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-1

Date: May 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:03 pm and 12:07 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 916-15]

     Telephone call to Pierre E. Trudeau

Also recorded on May 11, 1973

  • 916-012 10:10 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:15 am.
  • 916-014 10:15 AM · 55 min — unknown person(s), Henry A. Kissinger, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., William P. Rogers, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:15 am to 12:03 pm.
  • 916-015 12:03 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:03 pm.
  • 916-016 12:03 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Pierre E. Trudeau met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:03 pm and 12:43 pm.
  • 046-002 12:11 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Pierre E. Trudeau talked on the telephone from 12:11 pm to 12:13 pm.
  • 916-017 12:44 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John C. Slemp, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:44 pm to 12:50 pm.
  • 916-018 12:50 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:53 pm.
  • 916-019 12:53 PM · 1 hr 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:53 pm to 2:02 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-001, 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/046-001 (accessed October 5, 2026).