Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 402 › Conversation 402-003

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

Sunday, January 21, 1973 · 4:54 PM–5:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation402-003 on Tape 402StartSunday, January 21, 1973 at 4:54 PMEndSunday, January 21, 1973 at 5:00 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 402-003 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417186847 ↗

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On January 21, 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 4:54 pm and 5:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 402-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 402-3

Date: January 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:54 pm and 5:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown man.

       President's schedule [?]

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 5:00 pm.
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                              Conversation No. 402-17 (cont’d)

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  • 402-002 4:54 PM · 18 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 4:54 pm and 5:00 pm.
  • 402-004 5:00 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:02 pm.
  • 402-005 5:00 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:22 pm.
  • 402-006 5:00 PM · 10 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 5:00 pm and 5:22 pm.
  • 036-034 5:02 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:02 pm and 5:22 pm.
  • 036-035 5:22 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 5:22 pm to 5:29 pm.
  • 402-007 5:22 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:22 pm to 5:29 pm.
  • 402-008 5:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:33 pm and 5:43 pm.

Conversation 402-003, January 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417186847). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/402-003 (accessed November 15, 2026).