Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-146

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House administration

Tuesday, May 22, 1973 · 2:44 PM–2:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation046-146 on Tape 46StartTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 2:44 PMEndTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 2:45 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-146 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon coordinates with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief interaction serves as an administrative bridge to establish communication with a key staff member. No substantive policy discussions occur during this exchange as the line is connected.

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Operator, thank you.

NARA Description

On May 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:44 pm and 2:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-146 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-146
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Date: May 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:44 pm and 2:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 440-4]

     Telephone call to Ronald L. Ziegler

Also recorded on May 22, 1973

  • 440-004 2:44 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 2:44 pm and 2:45 pm.
  • 046-147 2:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:45 pm to 2:46 pm.
  • 440-005 2:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:45 pm to 2:46 pm.
  • 046-148 2:46 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:46 pm and 2:52 pm.
  • 440-006 2:46 PM · 10 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 2:46 pm and 2:52 pm.
  • 046-149 2:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:52 pm to 2:53 pm.
  • 440-007 2:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:52 pm to 2:53 pm.
  • 046-150 2:53 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 3:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-146, 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/046-146 (accessed October 12, 2026).