Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 432 › Conversation 432-039

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telecommunications

Wednesday, May 9, 1973 · 4:10 PM–4:14 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation432-039 on Tape 432StartWednesday, May 9, 1973 at 4:10 PMEndWednesday, May 9, 1973 at 4:14 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 432-039 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This brief interaction served administrative purposes to initiate communication with another party. No further substantive policy or strategic discussions occurred during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On May 9, 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 4:10 pm and 4:14 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 432-039 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 432-39

Date: May 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:10 pm and 4:14 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 45-173]

Also recorded on May 9, 1973

  • 432-038 4:05 PM · 5 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 4:05 pm and 4:10 pm.
  • 045-173 4:10 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:15 pm.
  • 045-174 4:14 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 4:14 pm to 4:15 pm.
  • 432-040 4:14 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:14 pm to 4:15 pm.
  • 432-041 4:15 PM · 18 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 4:15 pm and 6:03 pm.
  • 432-042 4:15 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas Hart met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:15 pm and 6:03 pm.
  • 434-001 5:00 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:00 pm to 5:05 pm.
  • 045-175 5:05 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:05 pm and 6:03 pm.

All 62 conversations from May 9, 1973 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 432-039, May 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/432-039 (accessed October 5, 2026).