Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 440 › Conversation 440-061
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Tuesday, May 29, 1973 · 1:47 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief interaction with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The conversation serves primarily as a logistical exchange to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant administrative decisions were recorded during this brief administrative task.
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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 1:47 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-061 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 440-61 Date: May 29, 1973 Time: 1:47 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 39-30]
Also recorded on May 29, 1973
- 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.
- 440-062 1:47 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas Hart met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:47 pm to 1:48 pm.
- 039-032 1:48 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 1:52 pm.
- 440-063 1:48 PM · 10 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 1:48 pm and 1:52 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 440-061, 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/440-061 (accessed October 10, 2026).