Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-099
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House switchboard
Thursday, May 17, 1973 · 3:43 PM–3:53 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a routine telephone connection through the White House operator to speak with First Lady Pat Nixon. The call serves as a brief personal communication between the President and his wife. No substantive policy matters or administrative developments are discussed during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On May 17, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:53 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-099 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 46-99
Date: May 17, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:43 pm and 3:53 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 438-17]
Telephone call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) NixonAlso recorded on May 17, 1973
- 438-016 3:43 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:53 pm.
- 438-017 3:43 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 3:43 pm and 3:53 pm.
- 046-100 3:53 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:53 pm to 3:54 pm.
- 438-018 3:53 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:53 pm to 3:54 pm.
- 046-101 3:54 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:54 pm and 4:01 pm.
- 438-019 3:54 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 3:54 pm and 4:01 pm.
- 046-102 4:01 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 4:01 pm to 4:02 pm.
- 438-020 4:01 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:01 pm to 4:02 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 046-099, 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/046-099 (accessed October 12, 2026).