Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 918 › Conversation 918-027

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

Tuesday, May 15, 1973 · 1:00 PM ET · Oval Office · 29 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation918-027 on Tape 918StartTuesday, May 15, 1973 at 1:00 PMEndTuesday, May 15, 1973 at 1:00 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 918-027 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consults with the White House operator to facilitate a communication with an unidentified individual attempting to travel by train. The conversation focuses on coordinating logistical arrangements for the caller to reach a farm. No significant policy decisions or administrative developments occur during this brief administrative exchange.

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Yeah, he can call me.
It's under the district.
He was trying to use the train to go to the farm.
He was trying to use the train to go to the farm.
I think it would have to be very hard.

NARA Description

On May 15, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 918-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 918-27

Date: May 15, 1973
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Oval Office

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 46-53]

Also recorded on May 15, 1973

  • 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.
  • 918-026 12:24 PM · 8 sec — 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.
  • 046-053 1:00 PM · 30 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 1:00 pm.
  • 918-028 1:00 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:04 pm.
  • 046-054 1:04 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:07 pm.
  • 918-029 1:04 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:07 pm.
  • 046-055 1:07 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:07 pm to 1:08 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 918-027, 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/918-027 (accessed October 1, 2026).