Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 440 › Conversation 440-057

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Thomas A. Hart

Tuesday, May 29, 1973 · 1:40 PM–1:44 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation440-057 on Tape 440StartTuesday, May 29, 1973 at 1:40 PMEndTuesday, May 29, 1973 at 1:44 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 440-057 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call to Thomas A. Hart. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and Hart. No further discussion occurred during this short exchange beyond the initiation of the requested connection.

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NARA Description

On May 29, 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 1:40 pm and 1:44 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-057 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 440-57

Date: May 29, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:40 pm and 1:44 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Telephone call to Thomas A. Hart
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on May 29, 1973

  • 440-056 1:40 PM · 17 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 1:40 pm and 1:44 pm.
  • 039-028 1:44 PM · 19 sec — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Thomas Hart talked on the telephone from 1:44 pm to 1:45 pm.
  • 440-058 1:44 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas Hart met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:44 pm to 1:45 pm.
  • 440-059 1:45 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:45 pm to 1:46 pm.
  • 039-029 1:46 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 1:46 pm to 1:47 pm.
  • 440-060 1:46 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:46 pm to 1:47 pm.
  • 039-030 1:47 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:47 pm.
  • 039-031 1:47 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas Hart talked on the telephone from 1:47 pm to 1:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 440-057, May 29, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/440-057 (accessed October 12, 2026).