Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 916 › Conversation 916-015

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Presidential operations

Friday, May 11, 1973 · 12:03 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation916-015 on Tape 916StartFriday, May 11, 1973 at 12:03 PMEndFriday, May 11, 1973 at 12:03 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 916-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This routine interaction served to connect the President with an unnamed party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions occurred during this brief communication.

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NARA Description

On May 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 916-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 916-15

Date: May 11, 1973
Time: 12:03 pm
Location: Oval Office

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

                                                            Conversation No. 916-15 (cont’d)

[See Conversation No. 46-1]

Also recorded on May 11, 1973

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  • 916-014 10:15 AM · 55 min — unknown person(s), Henry A. Kissinger, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., William P. Rogers, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:15 am to 12:03 pm.
  • 046-001 12:03 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:03 pm and 12:07 pm.
  • 916-016 12:03 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Pierre E. Trudeau met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:03 pm and 12:43 pm.
  • 046-002 12:11 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Pierre E. Trudeau talked on the telephone from 12:11 pm to 12:13 pm.
  • 916-017 12:44 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John C. Slemp, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:44 pm to 12:50 pm.
  • 916-018 12:50 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:53 pm.
  • 916-019 12:53 PM · 1 hr 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:53 pm to 2:02 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 916-015, May 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/916-015 (accessed October 5, 2026).