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Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Administrative personnel

Monday, May 14, 1973 · 6:45 PM–6:57 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation435-041 on Tape 435StartMonday, May 14, 1973 at 6:45 PMEndMonday, May 14, 1973 at 6:57 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 435-041 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal interaction with a White House operator. The exchange consisted of a cordial religious greeting rather than a discussion of policy or administrative business. No official decisions or significant developments resulted from this brief communication.

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May Christ be with you.

NARA Description

On May 14, 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 6:45 pm and 6:57 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 435-041 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 435-41

Date: May 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:45 pm and 6:57 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 46-70]
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  • 435-043 7:01 PM · 25 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 7:01 pm and 7:06 pm.
  • 046-032 7:12 PM · 59 sec — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 7:12 pm to 7:13 pm.
  • 046-033 7:19 PM · 2 min — Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Leonard Garment talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:19 pm and 7:26 pm.
  • 046-034 7:27 PM · 44 sec — Ronald L. Ziegler and Leonard Garment talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:27 pm and 8:15 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 435-041, May 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/435-041 (accessed October 1, 2026).