Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 400 › Conversation 400-015
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Dictation and Memorandum
Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 8:22 AM–8:47 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 52 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon utilized this session in his Old Executive Office Building suite to dictate a memorandum. The recording captures the President engaged in administrative work, though the specific subject matter of the dictated document remains unavailable due to the lack of a transcript. This brief meeting reflects the President's routine use of the taping system to record official correspondence and policy directives.
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NARA Description
On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:22 am and 8:47 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 400-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 400-15
Date: January 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:22 am and 8:47 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a memorandum.
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Dictation
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 400-015, January 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/400-015 (accessed October 11, 2026).