Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-121

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Sunday, May 20, 1973 · 10:43 PM–8:23 AM ET · White House Telephone · 34 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operatorConversation046-121 on Tape 46StartSunday, May 20, 1973 at 10:43 PMEndMonday, May 21, 1973 at 8:23 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-121 ↗

AI Summary

This recording consists solely of a brief connection attempt by a White House operator. No conversation between significant political figures occurs, and the exchange remains limited to mutual greetings. The recording does not contain any substantive policy discussions, decisions, or administrative developments.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Hello?
Hello?

NARA Description

White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 10:43 pm on May 20, 1973 and 8:23 am on May 21, 1973. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-121 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-121

Date: Unknown between May 20, 1973 and May 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:43 pm on May 20, 1873 and 8:23 am on May 21, 1973
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator was on the line.

     Greetings

Also recorded on May 21, 1973

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  • 924-001 8:23 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 8:23 am and 8:40 am.
  • 924-002 8:40 AM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:40 am to 9:23 am.
  • 924-003 9:23 AM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 11:59 pm.
  • 439-001 10:16 AM · 11 sec — 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 10:16 am and 10:53 am.
  • 439-002 10:53 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:53 am to 11:13 am.
  • 046-122 11:13 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:13 am and 11:14 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-121, May 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-121 (accessed October 12, 2026).