Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 433 › Conversation 433-013

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office

Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 1:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 37 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation433-013 on Tape 433StartTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 1:10 PMEndTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 1:10 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 433-013 ↗

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator regarding an upcoming communication with an individual identified as Christian. The brief exchange focused on coordinating the logistics of reaching this contact and assessing their likely receptiveness to the call. The President ultimately decided to proceed with the discussion despite uncertainties regarding the contact's potential reaction.

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Hello?
Oh, that's right.
I don't bother.
I'll talk to Christian.
Well, he's probably going to feel like anything at all.

On May 1, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 433-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 433-13

Date: May 1, 1973
Time: 1:10 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 45-81 and Conversation No. 45-82]
  • 045-078 1:06 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:06 pm and 1:07 pm.
  • 045-079 1:07 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:07 pm to 1:08 pm.
  • 433-011 1:07 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:07 pm to 1:08 pm.
  • 045-080 1:08 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:08 pm and 1:10 pm.
  • 433-012 1:08 PM · 9 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 1:08 pm and 1:10 pm.
  • 045-081 1:10 PM · 42 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 1:10 pm to 1:11 pm.
  • 433-014 1:10 PM · 33 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 1:10 pm and 1:18 pm.
  • 433-015 1:10 PM · 10 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 1:10 pm and 1:18 pm.

Conversation 433-013, May 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/433-013 (accessed October 5, 2026).