Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 394 › Conversation 394-006
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telecommunications
Friday, January 5, 1973 · 12:36 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone connection. This brief administrative interaction served the primary purpose of managing the President's immediate communication needs. No substantive policy discussions or significant decisions were recorded during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On January 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:36 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 394-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 394-6 Date: January 5, 1973 Time: 12:36 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 35-94]
Also recorded on January 5, 1973
- 035-094 12:36 PM · 12 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 12:36 pm.
- 394-007 12:36 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 1:02 pm.
- 035-095 12:37 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 12:37 pm to 12:38 pm.
- 035-096 12:38 PM · 55 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 1:02 pm.
- 394-008 1:04 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:04 pm to 1:08 pm.
- 394-009 1:08 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 1:08 pm on January 5, 1973 and 2:56 pm on January 8, 1973.
- 394-010 1:08 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 1:08 pm on January 5, 1973 and 2:56 pm on January 8, 1973.
- 394-011 1:08 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 1:08 pm on January 5, 1973 and 2:56 pm on January 8, 1973.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 394-006, January 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/394-006 (accessed October 11, 2026).