Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 432 › Conversation 432-014

Nixon & Acker on Presidential correspondence and White House administration

Wednesday, May 2, 1973 · 12:48 PM–12:49 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 32 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Acker, Marjorie P.Conversation432-014 on Tape 432StartWednesday, May 2, 1973 at 12:48 PMEndWednesday, May 2, 1973 at 12:49 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 432-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with Marjorie P. Acker regarding the handling of incoming messages and correspondence. He requested that Acker bring a folder of items to his office in the Old Executive Office Building for his review. Nixon indicated he intended to rest and instructed her to leave the materials without requiring a formal meeting.

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Hello.
Mark, I'm going to try to relax a little bit.
I know that there are a few messages and so forth that have come in.
Once you bring them over here to the UOB and I can sort of glance through them.
Yeah, bring the folder over, please.
Oh, yeah, fine.
Well, yeah, well, if nobody needs to come, just come and leave them because I'm going to go to bed right now.

NARA Description

On May 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:48 pm and 12:49 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 432-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 432-14

Date: May 2, 1973
Time: 12:48 pm - 12:49 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Marjoire P. Acker.

[See Conversation No. 45-142]

Also recorded on May 2, 1973

  • 045-142 12:48 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone from 12:48 pm to 12:49 pm.
  • 432-015 12:55 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 12:58 pm.
  • 432-018 12:55 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 12:55 pm and 2:22 pm.
  • 045-143 12:57 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:57 pm and 12:58 pm.
  • 045-144 12:58 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 12:58 pm to 12:59 pm.
  • 432-016 12:58 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:58 pm.
  • 432-017 12:58 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:58 pm to 12:59 pm.
  • 045-145 12:59 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 2:22 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 432-014, May 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/432-014 (accessed October 5, 2026).