Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 440 › Conversation 440-036

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Thursday, May 24, 1973 · 1:34 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation440-036 onTape 440StartThursday, May 24, 1973 at 1:34 PMEndThursday, May 24, 1973 at 1:34 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 440-036 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate a telephonic communication. The brief exchange served primarily to initiate a call, reflecting routine administrative coordination within the White House communications system. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions were recorded during this brief interaction.

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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 1:34 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-036 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 440-36

Date: May 24, 1973
Time: 1:34 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 39-2]

Also recorded on May 24, 1973

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  • 440-037 1:34 PM · 11 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 1:34 pm and 1:36 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 440-036, 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/440-036 (accessed September 18, 2026).