Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 918 › Conversation 918-026

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on telecommunications

Tuesday, May 15, 1973 · 12:24 PM–1:00 PM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation918-026 on Tape 918StartTuesday, May 15, 1973 at 12:24 PMEndTuesday, May 15, 1973 at 1:00 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 918-026 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone communication. This brief interaction served as a standard administrative request to connect the President with a specific party. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On May 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 1:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 918-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 918-26

Date: May 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:24 pm and 1:00 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 46-52]

Also recorded on May 15, 1973

  • 918-018 12:13 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:19 pm.
  • 918-019 12:13 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:19 pm.
  • 918-021 12:19 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stanford E. Parris, Robert G. Goodnough, Harry Parrish, Max L. Friedersdorf, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 12:21 pm.
  • 918-022 12:21 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:24 pm.
  • 918-023 12:21 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:24 pm.
  • 918-024 12:21 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:24 pm.
  • 046-052 12:24 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 918-025 12:24 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:24 pm to 1:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 918-026, May 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/918-026 (accessed October 1, 2026).