Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 433 › Conversation 433-034

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telephone operations

Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 5:44 PM–5:53 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation433-034 on Tape 433StartTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 5:44 PMEndTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 5:53 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 433-034 ↗

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator regarding the placement of an outgoing telephone call. The brief exchange focused on establishing a connection to a specific party, serving as a routine administrative coordination of presidential communications. No broader policy or political matters were addressed during this brief operational interaction.

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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 5:44 pm and 5:53 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 433-034 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 433-34

Date: May 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:44 pm and 5:53 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 45-99]
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 433-035 5:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:44 pm and 5:53 pm.
  • 433-036 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 433-034, 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/433-034 (accessed October 5, 2026).