Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 909 › Conversation 909-012

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House…

Wednesday, May 2, 1973 · 10:08 AM–10:14 AM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation909-012 on Tape 909StartWednesday, May 2, 1973 at 10:08 AMEndWednesday, May 2, 1973 at 10:14 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 909-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal communication with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This exchange served a purely administrative purpose to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy discussions or political decisions were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.

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NARA Description

On May 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:08 am and 10:14 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 909-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 909-12

Date: May 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:08 am and 10:14 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 45-134]

Also recorded on May 2, 1973

  • 909-011 9:59 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:59 am to 10:08 am.
  • 045-133 10:02 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:02 am to 10:04 am.
  • 045-134 10:08 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:08 am and 10:14 am.
  • 909-013 10:08 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:08 am and 10:14 am.
  • 045-135 10:14 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 10:14 am to 10:15 am.
  • 909-014 10:14 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:14 am to 10:15 am.
  • 909-015 10:15 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:15 am to 10:21 am.
  • 045-136 10:21 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 10:24 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 909-012, May 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/909-012 (accessed October 5, 2026).