Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-030

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler

Monday, May 14, 1973 · 3:52 PM–4:00 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation046-030 on Tape 46StartMonday, May 14, 1973 at 3:52 PMEndMonday, May 14, 1973 at 4:00 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-030 ↗

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NARA Description

On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:52 pm and 4:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-030 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-30

Date: May 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:52 pm and 4:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 436-12]

     Telephone call to Ronald L. Ziegler

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Also recorded on May 14, 1973

  • 435-031 3:44 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:44 pm to 3:51 pm.
  • 046-029 3:51 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:51 pm to 3:52 pm.
  • 435-032 3:51 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:51 pm and 4:19 pm.
  • 435-033 3:51 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:51 pm and 4:19 pm.
  • 436-010 3:51 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:51 pm.
  • 436-011 3:51 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:51 pm to 3:52 pm.
  • 436-012 3:52 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:52 pm and 4:00 pm.
  • 046-031 4:00 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 4:00 pm to 4:04 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-030, May 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-030 (accessed November 15, 2026).