Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 917 › Conversation 917-023
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House operator
Monday, May 14, 1973 · 11:59 AM–12:03 PM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, routine communication with the White House operator while in the Oval Office. The interaction served to facilitate administrative connectivity, as the President utilized the operator to initiate or manage telephonic communications. No substantive policy matters or major historical developments were recorded during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 917-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 917-023 Date: May 14, 1973 Time: Unknown between 11:59 am and 12:03 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 046-026]
Also recorded on May 14, 1973
- 917-019 11:40 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:40 am to 11:42 am.
- 917-020 11:42 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:42 am to 11:59 am.
- 046-026 11:59 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:03 pm.
- 917-021 11:59 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:59 am.
- 917-022 11:59 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:03 pm.
- 046-027 12:03 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Lawrence M. Higby talked on the telephone from 12:03 pm to 12:04 pm.
- 917-024 12:03 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Lawrence M. Higby met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:03 pm to 12:04 pm.
- 917-025 12:04 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), Vera Clemente, William S. Moorhead, Hugh Scott, Richard S. Schweiker, Jaime Benitez, Willie Stargell, Manny Sanguillen, Orlando Zabala, Kenneth Davis, Paul Nieves, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:04 pm to 12:19 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 917-023, May 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/917-023 (accessed October 1, 2026).