Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-154

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William E. Timmons

Tuesday, May 22, 1973 · 4:44 PM–4:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation046-154 on Tape 46StartTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 4:44 PMEndTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 4:45 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-154 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call to the White House operator to be connected with William E. Timmons, his Assistant for Legislative Affairs. The exchange serves solely as a logistical request to facilitate communication with a key staff member. No further policy or substantive matters were discussed during this brief connection.

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Mr. Timmons, please.
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 4:44 pm and 4:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-154 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-154

Date: May 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:44 pm and 4:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 440-14]

     Telephone call to William E. Timmons

Also recorded on May 22, 1973

  • 440-014 4:44 PM · 8 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 4:44 pm and 4:45 pm.
  • 046-155 4:45 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 4:45 pm to 4:46 pm.
  • 440-015 4:45 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:45 pm to 4:46 pm.
  • 046-156 4:46 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm.
  • 440-016 4:46 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm.
  • 440-017 4:46 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm.
  • 440-018 4:46 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm.
  • 440-019 4:46 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-154, 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/046-154 (accessed October 12, 2026).