Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 919 › Conversation 919-008
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on telecommunications
Wednesday, May 16, 1973 · 9:48 AM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon spoke briefly with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction served as a standard administrative step to connect the President to another party. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On May 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:48 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 919-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 919-8 Date: May 16, 1973 Time: 9:48 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 46-74]
Also recorded on May 16, 1973
- 919-004 9:25 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:25 am and 9:30 am.
- 919-005 9:25 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:25 am and 9:30 am.
- 919-007 9:30 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:30 am to 9:48 am.
- 046-074 9:48 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:48 am.
- 046-075 9:48 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:48 am to 9:54 am.
- 919-009 9:48 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:48 am to 9:54 am.
- 919-010 9:54 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:54 am.
- 919-011 9:54 AM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:54 am to 10:23 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 919-008, May 16, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/919-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).