Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-137

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Warren E. Burger

Tuesday, May 22, 1973 · 9:06 AM–9:27 AM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation046-137 on Tape 46StartTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 9:06 AMEndTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 9:27 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-137 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a call to the White House operator to be connected with Chief Justice Warren E. Burger. The primary purpose of this brief administrative interaction is to facilitate direct communication between the President and the head of the Supreme Court. No substantive policy discussions occur, as the exchange is limited to the operator's coordination of the requested connection.

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Chief Justice Berger, please.
Yes.

NARA Description

On May 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:06 am and 9:27 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-137 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-137

Date: May 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:06 am and 9:27 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 925-3A]

     Telephone call to Warren E. Burger

Also recorded on May 22, 1973

  • 925-001 8:44 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:44 am and 8:50 am.
  • 925-002 8:44 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:44 am and 8:50 am.
  • 925-007 8:44 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Nellie L. Yates met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:44 am and 8:50 am.
  • 925-003 8:50 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:50 am to 9:06 am.
  • 925-004 9:06 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:06 am and 9:27 am.
  • 046-138 9:27 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Warren E. Burger talked on the telephone from 9:27 am to 9:30 am.
  • 925-005 9:27 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Warren E. Burger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:27 am to 9:30 am.
  • 925-006 9:30 AM · 3 min — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 9:34 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-137, May 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-137 (accessed October 12, 2026).