Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 433 › Conversation 433-042
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telephone systems
Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 6:32 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate a connection for an outgoing telephone call. The interaction served as a routine logistical step for the President to initiate formal communication. No substantive policy or political discussions were recorded during this brief exchange.
- White House operations
- Presidential communication
- Logistics
- Telephone systems
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 6:32 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 433-042 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 433-42 Date: May 1, 1973 Time: 6:32 pm Location: Executive Office Building The White House operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 45-105]
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.
- 433-040 6:24 PM · 15 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 6:24 pm and 6:27 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.
- 433-043 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 433-042, 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/433-042 (accessed October 5, 2026).