Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 440 › Conversation 440-009

Nixon & Timmons on Political strategy and Organizational logistics

Tuesday, May 22, 1973 · 3:00 PM–3:04 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Timmons, William E.Conversation440-009 on Tape 440StartTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 3:00 PMEndTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 3:04 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 440-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and William E. Timmons meet to discuss organizational logistics and the status of various outreach initiatives. The conversation focuses on regional shifts in political operations and the management of leadership expectations regarding upcoming initiatives. No definitive policy decisions are recorded, as the discussion remains largely centered on logistical updates.

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We go by town.
We say we do.
Part of the discussion statement was based on this.
The other part of it is that here, this is something that we have recognized that when we moved from Baltimore to Mississippi, that was great.
And, uh, they, uh, went from Miami down to New York on the 300th.
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Our leaders always come in and say what the Christ is going to do.
Well, if they're free, they call it that way.

NARA Description

On May 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:00 pm to 3:04 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 440-9

Date: May 22, 1973
Time: 3:00 pm - 3:04 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with William E. Timmons.

[See Conversation No. 46-151]

Also recorded on May 22, 1973

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  • 440-008 2:53 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 2:53 pm and 3:00 pm.
  • 046-151 3:00 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 3:00 pm to 3:04 pm.
  • 046-152 3:04 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 4:40 pm.
  • 440-010 3:04 PM · 15 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 3:04 pm and 4:15 pm.
  • 440-011 3:04 PM · 13 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 3:04 pm and 4:15 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 440-009, 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/440-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).