Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 433 › Conversation 433-030

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Paul Keating

Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 5:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 19 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation433-030 on Tape 433StartTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 5:35 PMEndTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 5:35 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 433-030 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Paul Keating. This request was a brief administrative action to initiate communication with the Australian politician. The conversation focused solely on facilitating this connection.

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Hello?
Yeah.
Fine.
Ask, see if you can get Paul Keating.

NARA Description

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 5:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 433-030 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 433-30

Date: May 1, 1973
Time: 5:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 45-95]

Also recorded on May 1, 1973

  • 433-029 5:31 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 5:31 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 045-095 5:35 PM · 23 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 5:35 pm.
  • 045-096 5:38 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 5:38 pm to 5:40 pm.
  • 433-031 5:38 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:38 pm to 5:40 pm.
  • 045-097 5:40 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:40 pm and 5:43 pm.
  • 433-032 5:40 PM · 11 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 5:40 pm and 5:43 pm.
  • 045-098 5:43 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:43 pm to 5:44 pm.
  • 433-033 5:43 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:43 pm to 5:44 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 433-030, 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/433-030 (accessed October 5, 2026).