Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 401 › Conversation 401-005
Nixon & Hope on Television ratings and Administrative coordination
Tuesday, January 9, 1973 · 2:30 PM–2:39 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and entertainer Bob Hope engaged in a informal, wide-ranging conversation that covered television ratings for Hope's past Christmas specials and brief administrative tasks. The discussion included lighthearted banter regarding personal projects and media appearances, as well as a request for Hope to contact Leonard Grinde to facilitate a specific professional matter. The call concluded with the President acknowledging receipt of information and directing coordination through his staff.
- Television ratings
- Bob Hope
- Administrative coordination
- Media appearances
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NARA Description
On January 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Lelsie T. ("Bob") Hope met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:30 pm to 2:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 401-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 401-5
Date: January 9, 1973
Time: 2:30 pm - 2:39 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Leslie T. (“Bob”) Hope.
[See Conversation No. 35-108]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on January 9, 1973
- 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.
- 035-110 2:39 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:39 pm.
- 401-006 2:39 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:39 pm.
- 401-007 2:39 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:39 pm to 2:53 pm.
- 035-111 2:53 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
- 401-008 2:53 PM · 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 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
- 035-112 2:56 PM · 13 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 2:56 pm.
- 035-113 2:56 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:56 pm and 3:02 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 401-005, 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/401-005 (accessed October 11, 2026).