Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 440 › Conversation 440-004
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential operations
Tuesday, May 22, 1973 · 2:44 PM–2:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled interaction with a White House operator in his Old Executive Office Building workspace. The primary purpose of the contact was to facilitate an outgoing telephone connection. No substantial policy matters were addressed during this minute-long exchange.
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NARA Description
On May 22, 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 2:44 pm and 2:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 440-4
Date: May 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:44 pm and 2:45 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 440-4 (cont’d)
[See Conversation No. 46-146]Also recorded on May 22, 1973
- 046-146 2:44 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:44 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 046-147 2:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:45 pm to 2:46 pm.
- 440-005 2:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:45 pm to 2:46 pm.
- 046-148 2:46 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:46 pm and 2:52 pm.
- 440-006 2:46 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 2:46 pm and 2:52 pm.
- 046-149 2:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:52 pm to 2:53 pm.
- 440-007 2:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:52 pm to 2:53 pm.
- 046-150 2:53 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 3:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 440-004, 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/440-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).