Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 333 › Conversation 333-041

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on presidential operations

Wednesday, April 26, 1972 · 7:37 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation333-041 onTape 333 (tape position 04:33:14–04:33:43)StartWednesday, April 26, 1972 at 7:37 PMEndWednesday, April 26, 1972 at 7:37 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 333-041 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal exchange with a White House operator. The conversation appears to be a minor procedural interaction or a technical check regarding phone connectivity. No significant policy decisions or substantive administrative actions were recorded during this brief contact.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Yeah.
No, no, no.

NARA Description

On April 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 7:37 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 333-041 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 333-41

Date: April 26, 1972
Time: 7:37 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The White House operator talked with the President.

       [See Conversation No 23-92]

Also recorded on April 27, 1972

  • 023-090 7:07 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:07 pm to 7:10 pm.
  • 023-091 7:10 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:10 pm and 7:37 pm.
  • 333-039 7:10 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:10 pm and 7:37 pm.
  • 333-040 7:10 PM · 7 sec — 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 7:10 pm and 7:37 pm.
  • 023-092 7:37 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:37 pm.
  • 023-093 7:37 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:37 pm and 8:20 pm.
  • 333-042 7:37 PM · 10 sec — 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 7:37 pm and 8:20 pm.
  • 333-043 7:37 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:37 pm and 8:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 333-041, April 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/333-041 (accessed September 18, 2026).