Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 440 › Conversation 440-002
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Peace and Foreign Policy
Tuesday, May 22, 1973 · 12:55 PM–2:31 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a discussion with an unidentified individual regarding matters of peace. Due to the limited nature of the recording, the specific context and participants remain obscured. No substantive policy shifts or action items can be verified from the surviving audio fragment.
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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 440-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 440-2
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.
Request [?]Also recorded on May 22, 1973
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- 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.
- 440-001 12:55 PM · 20 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 440-002, 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/440-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).