Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 435 › Conversation 435-012

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Travel arrangements

Thursday, May 10, 1973 · 3:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation435-012 on Tape 435StartThursday, May 10, 1973 at 3:10 PMEndThursday, May 10, 1973 at 3:10 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 435-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to facilitate travel arrangements for an individual named Huckerton. The President emphasized the urgency of the situation, expressing a desire to expedite Huckerton’s departure to Holland. This brief exchange served to initiate immediate logistical support for this specific international assignment.

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Uh, Huckerton, you've traveled to Holland, and he says he needs to go, and I'm going to rush him down to Holland, which is very good.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On May 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 435-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 435-12

Date: May 10, 1973
Time: 3:10 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 45-192]

Also recorded on May 10, 1973

  • 045-190 3:00 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:02 pm.
  • 045-191 3:02 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 3:02 pm to 3:05 pm.
  • 435-010 3:02 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:02 pm to 3:05 pm.
  • 435-011 3:05 PM · 10 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 3:05 pm and 3:10 pm.
  • 045-192 3:10 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:10 pm.
  • 435-013 3:10 PM · 9 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 3:10 pm and 3:24 pm.
  • 435-014 3:10 PM · 54 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 3:10 pm and 3:24 pm.
  • 435-015 3:10 PM · 34 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 3:10 pm and 3:24 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 435-012, May 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/435-012 (accessed October 1, 2026).