Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 434 › Conversation 434-029
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Friday, May 11, 1973 · 3:08 PM–3:21 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon spoke briefly with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This interaction served an administrative purpose to initiate communication with another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this brief 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 3:08 pm and 3:21 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 434-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 434-29 Date: May 11, 1973 Time: Unknown between 3:08 pm and 3:21 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 46-16]
Also recorded on May 11, 1973
- 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.
- 046-014 3:01 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:07 pm.
- 434-026 3:01 PM · 11 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 3:01 pm and 3:07 pm.
- 434-027 3:01 PM · 10 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 3:01 pm and 3:07 pm.
- 046-015 3:07 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:07 pm to 3:08 pm.
- 434-028 3:07 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:07 pm to 3:08 pm.
- 046-016 3:08 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 3:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 434-029, 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/434-029 (accessed October 1, 2026).