Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 401 › Conversation 401-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telephony

Tuesday, January 9, 1973 · 1:23 PM–2:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation401-002 on Tape 401StartTuesday, January 9, 1973 at 1:23 PMEndTuesday, January 9, 1973 at 2:30 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 401-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, non-substantive interaction with a White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection. The exchange was strictly logistical in nature, serving as a functional step to initiate a subsequent communication. No policy matters or significant executive decisions were discussed during this brief contact.

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NARA Description

On January 9, 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 1:23 pm and 2:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 401-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 401-2

Date: January 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:23 pm and 2:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 35-107]

Also recorded on January 9, 1973

  • 035-105 12:52 PM · 18 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 12:52 pm.
  • 035-106 12:52 PM · 20 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:52 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 035-107 1:23 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 401-001 1:23 PM · 37 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 1:23 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 401-003 1:23 PM · 14 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 1:23 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 401-004 1:23 PM · 10 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 1:23 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 836-010 1:23 PM · 12 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 5:24 pm.
  • 035-108 2:30 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Lelsie T. ("Bob") Hope talked on the telephone from 2:30 pm to 2:38 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 401-002, January 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/401-002 (accessed October 11, 2026).