Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 432 › Conversation 432-020
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Wednesday, May 2, 1973 · 2:24 PM–2:28 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The discussion served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with another party, as indicated by the reference to a subsequent conversation. No substantive policy matters or political developments occurred during this brief exchange.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On May 2, 1973, 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 2:24 pm and 2:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 432-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 432-20 Date: May 2, 1973 Time: Unknown between 2:24 pm and 2:28 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 45-147]
Also recorded on May 2, 1973
- 045-146 2:22 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:22 pm to 2:24 pm.
- 432-019 2:22 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:22 pm and 2:24 pm.
- 045-147 2:24 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:24 pm and 2:28 pm.
- 045-148 2:28 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:28 pm to 2:29 pm.
- 432-021 2:28 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:28 pm and 2:29 pm.
- 432-022 2:38 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 2:38 pm and 2:41 pm.
- 909-027 2:46 PM · 52 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:46 pm and 3:21 pm.
- 909-031 2:46 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:46 pm and 3:21 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 432-020, 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/432-020 (accessed October 5, 2026).