Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 401 › Conversation 401-008

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House staff

Tuesday, January 9, 1973 · 2:53 PM–2:56 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation401-008 on Tape 401StartTuesday, January 9, 1973 at 2:53 PMEndTuesday, January 9, 1973 at 2:56 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 401-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal exchange with a White House operator. The conversation consisted of a personal, affectionate remark from the President. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this interaction.

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I love you.

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 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 401-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 401-8

Date: January 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 35-111]
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Also recorded on January 9, 1973

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 401-009 2:56 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:56 pm.
  • 401-010 2:56 PM · 17 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 2:56 pm and 3:02 pm.
  • 401-011 2:56 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 2:56 pm and 3:02 pm.
  • 035-114 3:02 PM · 2 min — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm.
  • 401-012 3:02 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 401-008, 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/401-008 (accessed October 11, 2026).