Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 397 › Conversation 397-010

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telephone communication

Friday, January 19, 1973 · 11:26 AM–11:52 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation397-010 on Tape 397StartFriday, January 19, 1973 at 11:26 AMEndFriday, January 19, 1973 at 11:52 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 397-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection. The conversation primarily served to initiate communication with an unnamed third party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions occurred during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On January 19, 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 11:26 am and 11:52 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 397-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 397-10

Date: January 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:26 am and 11:52 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 36-3]

Also recorded on January 19, 1973

  • 036-003 11:26 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:26 am and 11:52 am.
  • 397-008 11:26 AM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:26 am and 11:52 am.
  • 397-009 11:26 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:26 am and 11:52 am.
  • 036-004 11:52 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 11:53 am.
  • 397-011 11:52 AM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:52 am to 11:53 am.
  • 036-005 11:53 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:53 am and 11:56 am.
  • 397-012 11:53 AM · 9 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 11:53 am and 11:56 am.
  • 036-006 11:56 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:56 am to 11:59 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 397-010, January 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/397-010 (accessed October 11, 2026).