Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-047

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Leonard Garment

Monday, May 14, 1973 · 9:33 PM–9:40 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation046-047 on Tape 46StartMonday, May 14, 1973 at 9:33 PMEndMonday, May 14, 1973 at 9:40 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-047 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Leonard Garment, who was serving as acting White House Counsel at the time. This brief exchange served solely as a logistical request to facilitate communication between the President and his advisor. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during this brief interaction.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Yes, ma'am.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:33 pm and 9:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-047 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-47

Date: May 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:33 pm and 9:40 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Telephone call to Leonard Garment

Also recorded on May 15, 1973

  • 046-042 9:12 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:12 pm and 9:15 pm.
  • 046-043 9:15 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 9:15 pm to 9:22 pm.
  • 046-044 9:22 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:22 pm and 9:32 pm.
  • 046-045 9:32 PM · 15 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 9:32 pm.
  • 046-046 9:33 PM · 13 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 9:33 pm.
  • 046-048 9:33 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:33 pm and 9:40 pm.
  • 046-049 9:40 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Leonard Garment, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 9:40 pm to 9:46 pm.
  • 046-050 9:47 PM · 7 min — Lawrence M. Higby and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:47 pm to 9:53 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-047, May 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-047 (accessed October 1, 2026).