Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 434 › Conversation 434-034

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator

Friday, May 11, 1973 · 3:42 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation434-034 on Tape 434StartFriday, May 11, 1973 at 3:42 PMEndFriday, May 11, 1973 at 3:42 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 434-034 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief communication through the White House operator to facilitate a connection to another party. This administrative interaction serves as a routine logistical step in the President's daily workflow. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occur 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 3:42 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 434-034 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 434-34

Date: May 11, 1973
Time: 3:42 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 46-19]

Also recorded on May 11, 1973

  • 434-031 3:22 PM · 3 min — 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 3:22 pm and 3:35 pm.
  • 434-032 3:22 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), Earl L. Butz, Dana G. Mead, William W. Erwin, David A. Hamil, Stephen B. Bull, Thomas Hart, and White House photographer met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:22 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 046-018 3:40 PM · 44 sec — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:40 pm to 3:41 pm.
  • 434-033 3:40 PM · 44 sec — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:40 pm to 3:41 pm.
  • 046-019 3:41 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:41 pm.
  • 434-035 3:42 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:42 pm and 3:45 pm.
  • 434-036 3:42 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:42 pm and 3:45 pm.
  • 434-037 3:45 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:45 pm to 4:04 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 434-034, 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/434-034 (accessed October 1, 2026).