Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 435 › Conversation 435-018
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telephone operations
Thursday, May 10, 1973 · 3:26 PM–3:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief interaction with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The conversation is strictly functional, serving to connect the President to another party for further discussion. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were recorded during this short exchange.
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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 an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 435-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 435-18 Date: May 10, 1973 Time: Unknown between 3:26 pm and 3:30 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 45-194]
Also recorded on May 10, 1973
- 045-193 3:24 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:24 pm to 3:26 pm.
- 435-016 3:24 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:24 pm to 3:26 pm.
- 045-194 3:26 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 435-017 3:26 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 045-195 3:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 3:30 pm to 3:32 pm.
- 435-019 3:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:30 pm to 3:32 pm.
- 045-196 3:34 PM · 1 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:34 pm to 3:35 pm.
- 435-020 3:34 PM · 1 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:34 pm to 3:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 435-018, 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/435-018 (accessed October 1, 2026).