Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 440 › Conversation 440-020

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

Tuesday, May 22, 1973 · 4:46 PM–5:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation440-020 on Tape 440StartTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 4:46 PMEndTuesday, May 22, 1973 at 5:10 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 440-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This interaction served primarily as a logistical step to connect the President with another party for further communication. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief 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 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 440-20

Date: May 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 46-156]

Also recorded on May 22, 1973

  • 046-154 4:44 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:44 pm and 4:45 pm.
  • 046-155 4:45 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 4:45 pm to 4:46 pm.
  • 440-015 4:45 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:45 pm to 4:46 pm.
  • 046-156 4:46 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm.
  • 440-016 4:46 PM · 8 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 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm.
  • 440-017 4:46 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm.
  • 440-018 4:46 PM · 30 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 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm.
  • 440-019 4:46 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 4:46 pm and 5:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 440-020, 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/440-020 (accessed October 12, 2026).