Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 439 › Conversation 439-041
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Administrative…
Wednesday, May 23, 1973 · 3:27 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief request to a White House operator to be connected to the Navigation office regarding a specific room inquiry. The conversation is strictly logistical in nature, serving as a functional administrative request to facilitate communication. No broader policy or political matters are addressed during this exchange.
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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 3:27 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 439-041 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 439-41
Date: May 23, 1973
Time: 3:27 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 46-171]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on May 23, 1973
- 046-171 3:27 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:27 pm.
- 439-042 3:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:32 pm to 3:35 pm.
- 439-043 3:35 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:35 pm to 3:36 pm.
- 439-044 3:36 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Nellie L. Yates, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:36 pm and 3:58 pm.
- 046-172 3:39 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:39 pm and 3:58 pm.
- 439-045 3:39 PM · 10 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 3:39 pm and 3:58 pm.
- 046-173 3:58 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 3:58 pm to 4:01 pm.
- 439-046 3:58 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:58 pm to 4:01 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 439-041, 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/439-041 (accessed October 12, 2026).