Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 440 › Conversation 440-043
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Thursday, May 24, 1973 · 4:52 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 19 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal check-in with the White House operator to facilitate an immediate follow-up connection. This interaction served primarily as a logistical bridge to initiate a subsequent telephone conversation. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions occurred during this specific exchange.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On May 24, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:52 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-043 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 440-43 Date: May 24, 1973 Time: 4:52 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The White House operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 39-7]
Also recorded on May 24, 1973
- 039-007 4:52 PM · 21 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 4:52 pm.
- 039-008 4:52 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 440-044 4:52 PM · 2 min — 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 4:52 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 440-045 4:52 PM · 22 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 4:52 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 440-046 4:52 PM · 37 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 4:52 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 039-009 5:05 PM · 2 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 5:05 pm to 5:08 pm.
- 440-047 5:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:05 pm to 5:08 pm.
- 039-010 5:09 PM · 33 sec — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 5:09 pm to 5:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 440-043, 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/440-043 (accessed October 14, 2026).