Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 439 › Conversation 439-034

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Wednesday, May 23, 1973 · 1:00 PM–1:19 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation439-034 on Tape 439StartWednesday, May 23, 1973 at 1:00 PMEndWednesday, May 23, 1973 at 1:19 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 439-034 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon interacts with a White House operator in a brief administrative exchange. The conversation serves as a functional request to place an outgoing telephone call. No significant policy decisions or substantive political developments are captured in this brief logistical encounter.

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NARA Description

On May 23, 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 1:00 pm and 1:19 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 439-034 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 439-34

Date: May 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:00 pm and 1:19 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 46-169]

Also recorded on May 23, 1973

  • 926-019 12:55 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 926-020 12:55 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 046-169 1:00 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:19 pm.
  • 439-032 1:00 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 1:00 pm and 1:19 pm.
  • 439-033 1:00 PM · 10 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 1:00 pm and 1:19 pm.
  • 926-021 1:00 PM · 59 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:00 pm.
  • 046-170 1:19 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:19 pm to 1:20 pm.
  • 439-035 1:19 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:19 pm to 1:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 439-034, May 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/439-034 (accessed October 12, 2026).