Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 436 › Conversation 436-012
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Monday, May 14, 1973 · 3:52 PM–4:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief, informal interaction with a White House operator. The exchange serves primarily as a logistical request to facilitate an outgoing call. No substantive policy matters or significant historical decisions are addressed during this brief connection.
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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 3:52 pm and 4:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 436-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 436-12 Date: May 14, 1973 Time: Unknown between 3:52 pm and 4:00 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 46-30]
Also recorded on May 14, 1973
- 435-031 3:44 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:44 pm to 3:51 pm.
- 046-029 3:51 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:51 pm to 3:52 pm.
- 435-032 3:51 PM · 3 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 3:51 pm and 4:19 pm.
- 435-033 3:51 PM · 11 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 3:51 pm and 4:19 pm.
- 436-010 3:51 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:51 pm.
- 436-011 3:51 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:51 pm to 3:52 pm.
- 046-030 3:52 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:52 pm and 4:00 pm.
- 046-031 4:00 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 4:00 pm to 4:04 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 436-012, 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/436-012 (accessed October 1, 2026).