Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 401 › Conversation 401-017

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Executive Office…

Thursday, January 11, 1973 · 1:05 PM–2:11 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation401-017 on Tape 401StartThursday, January 11, 1973 at 1:05 PMEndThursday, January 11, 1973 at 2:11 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 401-017 ↗

A 14-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 401-017 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 401-17

Date: January 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown person.

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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 2:11 pm.

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  • 838-022 1:04 PM · 26 sec — unknown person(s) and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 035-133 1:05 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 401-018 1:05 PM · 13 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 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 401-019 1:05 PM · 9 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 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 401-020 1:05 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 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 401-021 1:05 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 an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 401-032 1:05 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 401-033 1:05 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.

Conversation 401-017, January 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/401-017 (accessed November 2, 2026).