Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 440 › Conversation 440-037
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House switchboard
Thursday, May 24, 1973 · 1:34 PM–1:36 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon requested that the White House operator place a telephone call to an unnamed party. This brief interaction served as a routine administrative request to facilitate direct communication through the White House switchboard. No substantive policy matters or political discussions were recorded during this brief connection.
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NARA Description
On May 24, 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 1:34 pm and 1:36 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-037 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 440-37
Date: May 24, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:34 pm and 1:36 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 39-3]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on May 24, 1973
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- 039-003 1:34 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:34 pm and 1:36 pm.
- 440-036 1:34 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:34 pm.
- 039-004 1:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hugh Scott talked on the telephone from 1:36 pm to 1:38 pm.
- 440-038 1:36 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hugh Scott met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:36 pm to 1:38 pm.
- 039-005 1:39 PM · 2 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Leslie C. Arends talked on the telephone from 1:39 pm to 1:40 pm.
- 440-039 1:39 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leslie C. Arends met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:39 pm to 1:40 pm.
- 039-006 1:40 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:52 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 440-037, May 24, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/440-037 (accessed October 12, 2026).