Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 402 › Conversation 402-006

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office

Sunday, January 21, 1973 · 5:00 PM–5:22 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation402-006 on Tape 402StartSunday, January 21, 1973 at 5:00 PMEndSunday, January 21, 1973 at 5:22 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 402-006 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417186853 ↗

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NARA Description

On January 21, 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 5:00 pm and 5:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 402-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 402-6

Date: January 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:02 pm and 5:22 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 36-34]

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Also recorded on January 21, 1973

  • 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.
  • 402-003 4:54 PM · 8 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 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.
  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 402-006, January 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417186853). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/402-006 (accessed November 15, 2026).