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Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on administrative…

Thursday, May 3, 1973 · 10:12 AM–10:13 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation911-010 on Tape 911StartThursday, May 3, 1973 at 10:12 AMEndThursday, May 3, 1973 at 10:13 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 911-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief administrative call with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This interaction serves as a functional step to connect the President with another party, though the specific recipient remains unidentified in the existing records. No substantive policy discussions or policy-related decisions occurred during this short exchange.

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NARA Description

On May 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:12 am and 10:13 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 911-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 911-10

Date: May 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:12 am and 10:13 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                              Conversation No. 911-33 (cont’d)

[See Conversation No. 45-156]

Also recorded on May 3, 1973

045-156 10:12 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:12 am and 10:13 am.
045-157 10:13 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 10:13 am to 10:21 am.
911-011 10:13 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:13 am to 10:21 am.
911-012 10:21 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 10:30 am.
911-013 10:21 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 10:30 am.
911-014 10:21 AM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 10:30 am.
911-015 10:21 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 10:30 am.
911-016 10:30 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:30 am to 11:01 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 911-010, May 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/911-010 (accessed October 5, 2026).