Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-150
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William E. Timmons
Tuesday, May 22, 1973 · 2:53 PM–3:00 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to William E. Timmons, who served as the Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. The interaction served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with his chief liaison for Congressional relations. No further substantive policy discussions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.
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NARA Description
On May 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 3:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-150 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 46-150
Date: May 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:53 pm and 3:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[This may also be Conversation No. 440-8]
Telephone call to William E. TimmonsAlso recorded on May 22, 1973
- 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.
- 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.
- 440-008 2:53 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 2:53 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 046-151 3:00 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 3:00 pm to 3:04 pm.
- 440-009 3:00 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:00 pm to 3:04 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 046-150, 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/046-150 (accessed October 12, 2026).