Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 395 › Conversation 395-005

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Wednesday, January 10, 1973 · 2:26 PM–3:34 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation395-005 on Tape 395StartWednesday, January 10, 1973 at 2:26 PMEndWednesday, January 10, 1973 at 3:34 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 395-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone connection. The conversation serves primarily as a logistical bridge to initiate a subsequent call. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On January 10, 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 2:26 pm and 3:34 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 395-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 395-5

Date: January 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:26 pm and 3:34 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 35-121]
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Also recorded on January 10, 1973

  • 837-004 1:20 PM · 1 hr 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 2:24 pm.
  • 837-005 2:24 PM · 22 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:24 pm and 5:59 pm.
  • 035-121 2:26 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:26 pm and 3:34 pm.
  • 395-002 2:26 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:26 pm and 3:34 pm.
  • 395-003 2:26 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:26 pm and 3:34 pm.
  • 395-004 2:26 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:26 pm and 3:34 pm.
  • 035-122 3:34 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone from 3:34 pm to 3:35 pm.
  • 395-006 3:34 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:34 pm to 3:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 395-005, January 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/395-005 (accessed September 18, 2026).