Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 438 › Conversation 438-011
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House switchboard
Thursday, May 17, 1973 · 1:47 PM–3:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call. The interaction primarily served the administrative purpose of facilitating communication through the White House switchboard. No substantive policy matters or political developments were discussed during this brief 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 1:47 pm and 3:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 438-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 438-11 Date: May 17, 1973 Time: Unknown between 1:47 pm and 3:05 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 46-95]
Also recorded on May 17, 1973
- 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.
- 046-094 1:46 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:46 pm to 1:47 pm.
- 438-006 1:46 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:46 pm to 1:47 pm.
- 046-095 1:47 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 438-007 1:47 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 1:47 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 438-008 1:47 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 438-009 1:47 PM · 29 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 1:47 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 438-010 1:47 PM · 11 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 1:47 pm and 3:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 438-011, 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/438-011 (accessed October 12, 2026).