Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 252 › Conversation 252-040

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Wednesday, May 5, 1971 · 1:16 PM–3:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation252-040 on Tape 252 (tape position 02:01:20–02:01:37)StartWednesday, May 5, 1971 at 1:16 PMEndWednesday, May 5, 1971 at 3:00 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 252-040 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon interacts with a White House operator to facilitate a connection for an outgoing telephone call. The exchange is purely procedural and serves to initiate communication with an external party. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions occur during this brief interaction.

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Position in tape: 02:01:20 – 02:01:37

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That's another Asian thing.
That's another Asian thing.
That's another Asian thing.
That's another Asian thing.
That's another Asian thing.
Dr. G-U-L-L-A-M-D-E-R.
He is the National Association of Manufacturers, N-A-M.

NARA Description

On May 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 252-040 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 252-40

Date: May 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The White House operator talked with the President

[See Conversation No. 42-96]

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  • 042-091 1:16 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
  • 042-092 1:16 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
  • 042-093 1:16 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alvin Snyder talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 252-040, May 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/252-040 (accessed October 3, 2026).