Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 434 › Conversation 434-024
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on administrative logistics
Friday, May 11, 1973 · 2:57 PM–3:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, routine communication with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. No substantial policy discussions or administrative decisions occurred during this interaction. The exchange served primarily as a functional administrative request to connect the President to another party.
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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 2:57 pm and 3:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 434-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 434-24 Date: May 11, 1973 Time: Unknown between 2:57 pm and 3:00 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 46-12]
Also recorded on May 11, 1973
- 046-010 2:53 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
- 434-021 2:53 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 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
- 434-022 2:53 PM · 26 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 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
- 046-011 2:56 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 2:56 pm to 2:57 pm.
- 434-023 2:56 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:56 pm to 2:57 pm.
- 046-012 2:57 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:57 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 046-013 3:00 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:00 pm to 3:01 pm.
- 434-025 3:00 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:00 pm to 3:01 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 434-024, 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/434-024 (accessed October 5, 2026).