Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 433 › Conversation 433-069

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Ron Ziegler

Tuesday, May 8, 1973 · 6:51 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation433-069 on Tape 433StartTuesday, May 8, 1973 at 6:51 PMEndTuesday, May 8, 1973 at 6:51 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 433-069 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to track down Press Secretary Ron Ziegler regarding his current meeting at the warehouse. The President specified that he did not require an immediate interruption, but explicitly requested to be notified as soon as Ziegler became available. This brief exchange highlights the President's desire to manage his communications and prioritize a subsequent consultation with his press secretary.

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Operator, I think Mr. Ziegler is in a meeting at the warehouse.
I don't want him to call now, but when he returns to inform me and call me.

NARA Description

On May 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:51 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 433-069 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 433-69

Date: May 8, 1973
Time: 6:51 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 45-159]

Also recorded on May 8, 1973

  • 913-006 6:27 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:27 pm and 6:30 pm.
  • 913-007 6:27 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:27 pm and 6:30 pm.
  • 913-008 6:30 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:30 pm to 7:37 pm.
  • 045-159 6:51 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:51 pm.
  • 433-070 6:51 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:51 pm and 6:59 pm.
  • 433-071 6:51 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:51 pm and 6:59 pm.
  • 433-072 6:51 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:51 pm and 6:59 pm.
  • 433-073 6:59 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:59 pm to 7:37 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 433-069, May 8, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/433-069 (accessed October 5, 2026).