Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 406 › Conversation 406-048

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator

Tuesday, January 30, 1973 · 9:41 PM–9:42 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation406-048 on Tape 406StartTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 9:41 PMEndTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 9:42 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 406-048 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417186971 ↗

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On January 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:41 pm and 9:42 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-048 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 406-48

Date: January 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:41 pm and 9:42 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 36-136]

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  • 406-045 9:28 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:28 pm.
  • 036-135 9:40 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:40 pm to 9:41 pm.
  • 406-047 9:40 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:40 pm to 9:41 pm.
  • 036-136 9:41 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:41 pm and 9:42 pm.
  • 036-137 9:42 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:42 pm to 9:43 pm.
  • 406-049 9:42 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:42 pm to 9:43 pm.
  • 036-138 9:43 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:43 pm and 9:55 pm.
  • 406-050 9:43 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:43 pm to 9:55 pm.

Conversation 406-048, January 30, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417186971). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/406-048 (accessed November 3, 2026).