Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 433 › Conversation 433-032

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House…

Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 5:40 PM–5:43 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation433-032 on Tape 433StartTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 5:40 PMEndTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 5:43 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 433-032 ↗

President Nixon held a brief, informal interaction with a White House operator to facilitate a personal or administrative transaction. The exchange focused on the logistics of making a payment, though the specific nature of the request remains unclear due to the transcript's brevity. No substantive policy or political decisions were established during this brief communication.

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Can I pay?
Can I pay please?

On May 1, 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 5:40 pm and 5:43 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 433-032 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 433-32

Date: May 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:40 pm and 5:43 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 45-97]
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 045-099 5:44 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:44 pm and 5:53 pm.
  • 045-100 5:44 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:44 pm and 5:53 pm.
  • 433-034 5:44 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 5:44 pm and 5:53 pm.

Conversation 433-032, 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/433-032 (accessed October 5, 2026).