Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 395 › Conversation 395-007
Nixon & Laird on Communication logistics
Wednesday, January 10, 1973 · 3:35 PM–3:41 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator in an attempt to reach Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird. The conversation was intended to facilitate a direct communication between the two officials. Ultimately, the attempt to connect with Laird proved unsuccessful and the call was canceled.
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NARA Description
On January 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Melvin R. Laird met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:41 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 395-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 395-7
Date: January 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:35 pm and 3:41 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to Melvin R. Laird [?]
-CancellationAlso recorded on January 10, 1973
- 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.
- 035-123 3:41 PM · 6 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:41 pm to 3:46 pm.
- 395-008 3:41 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:41 pm to 3:46 pm.
- 395-009 3:46 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:46 pm and 3:49 pm.
- 395-010 3:46 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:46 pm and 3:49 pm.
- 035-124 3:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dan Rowan, and Dick Martin talked on the telephone from 3:49 pm to 3:50 pm.
- 395-011 3:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dan Rowan, and Dick Martin met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:49 pm to 3:50 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 395-007, 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/395-007 (accessed October 11, 2026).