Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 440 › Conversation 440-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House…

Tuesday, May 22, 1973 · 12:55 PM–2:31 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation440-001 on Tape 440StartTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 12:55 PMEndTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 2:31 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 440-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a meeting with unknown individuals in the Old Executive Office Building to conduct executive business. Due to the lack of an available transcript, the specific subject matter and resulting action items remain undocumented. The session occurred during a period of intense scrutiny regarding the administration's internal affairs.

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NARA Description

On May 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 2:31 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 440-1

Date: May 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:55 pm and 2:31 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

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Also recorded on May 22, 1973

  • 046-144 12:27 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 12:35 pm.
  • 438-033 12:27 PM · 9 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 12:27 pm and 12:35 pm.
  • 046-145 12:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 12:35 pm to 12:38 pm.
  • 438-034 12:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:35 pm to 12:38 pm.
  • 438-035 12:38 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 12:38 pm and 12:50 pm.
  • 438-036 12:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:50 pm to 12:55 pm.
  • 438-037 12:55 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 2:31 pm.
  • 440-002 12:55 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 2:31 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 440-001, May 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/440-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).