Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 434 › Conversation 434-012
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator
Friday, May 11, 1973 · 2:11 PM–2:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon requested that the White House operator disconnect or stop recording the active line. This brief interaction served as a procedural administrative instruction regarding the management of the President's telecommunications. No other substantive political or policy matters were discussed during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On May 11, 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 2:11 pm and 2:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 434-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 434-12 Date: May 11, 1973 Time: Unknown between 2:11 pm and 2:15 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 46-4]
Also recorded on May 11, 1973
- 434-010 2:10 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:10 pm to 2:11 pm.
- 046-004 2:11 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:11 pm.
- 046-005 2:11 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 2:11 pm to 2:12 pm.
- 434-011 2:11 PM · 12 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 2:11 pm and 2:15 pm.
- 434-013 2:11 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:11 pm and 2:15 pm.
- 046-006 2:15 PM · 28 sec — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 2:15 pm to 2:16 pm.
- 434-014 2:15 PM · 27 sec — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:15 pm to 2:16 pm.
- 434-015 2:16 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:16 pm and 2:24 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 434-012, May 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/434-012 (accessed October 5, 2026).