Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 438 › Conversation 438-003
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telephone operations
Thursday, May 17, 1973 · 1:27 PM–1:32 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection. The brief interaction focused exclusively on the administrative mechanics of placing a specific call. No substantive policy matters or political developments were addressed during this short operational exchange.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On May 17, 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 1:27 pm and 1:32 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 438-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 438-3 Date: May 17, 1973 Time: Unknown between 1:27 pm and 1:32 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 46-91]
Also recorded on May 17, 1973
- 921-022 1:25 PM · 21 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 921-023 1:25 PM · 11 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 046-091 1:27 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:27 pm and 1:32 pm.
- 438-001 1:27 PM · 20 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 1:27 pm and 1:32 pm.
- 438-002 1:27 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:27 pm and 1:32 pm.
- 046-092 1:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:32 pm to 1:33 pm.
- 438-004 1:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:32 pm to 1:33 pm.
- 046-093 1:33 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:33 pm and 1:46 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 438-003, May 17, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/438-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).