Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-089

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George P. Shultz

Thursday, May 17, 1973 · 9:36 AM–9:59 AM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation046-089 on Tape 46StartThursday, May 17, 1973 at 9:36 AMEndThursday, May 17, 1973 at 9:59 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-089 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a call through the White House operator to contact Secretary of the Treasury George P. Shultz. The conversation was purely administrative, serving as the bridge to connect the President with his Treasury Secretary for an upcoming discussion. No policy matters or substantive decisions were addressed during this brief exchange.

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Please.
Mr. George Schultz, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 17, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:36 am and 9:59 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-089 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-89

Date: May 17, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:36 am and 9:59 am
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 921-4]

     Telephone call to George P. Shultz

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  • 921-003 8:44 AM · 1 hr 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:44 am to 9:36 am.
  • 921-004 9:36 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:36 am and 9:58 am.
  • 921-005 9:36 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 9:36 am and 9:58 am.
  • 046-090 9:58 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 9:58 am to 10:05 am.
  • 921-006 9:58 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:58 am to 10:05 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-089, May 17, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-089 (accessed October 12, 2026).