Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 433 › Conversation 433-040

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Communications

Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 6:24 PM–6:27 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation433-040 on Tape 433StartTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 6:24 PMEndTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 6:27 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 433-040 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to discuss incoming communications and potential scheduling or call-routing instructions. The brief exchange focused on managing correspondence or inquiries during a busy period of public speeches. No significant policy decisions were reached, as the conversation served primarily as an administrative coordination effort.

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He may be making us speak, if he is, don't bother, because he's inviting between speeches.

NARA Description

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 6:24 pm and 6:27 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 433-040 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 433-40

Date: May 1, 1973
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Time: Unknown between 6:24 pm and 6:27 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 45-104]

Also recorded on May 1, 1973

  • 045-103 6:24 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:24 pm.
  • 045-104 6:24 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:24 pm and 6:27 pm.
  • 433-039 6:24 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:24 pm.
  • 045-105 6:27 PM · 13 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:27 pm and 6:44 pm.
  • 433-041 6:29 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:29 pm to 6:32 pm.
  • 433-042 6:32 PM · 12 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:32 pm.
  • 433-043 6:33 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Roy L. Ash met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:33 pm and 6:45 pm.
  • 045-106 6:44 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch talked on the telephone from 6:44 pm to 6:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 433-040, 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/433-040 (accessed October 5, 2026).