Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 403 › Conversation 403-014

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

Wednesday, January 31, 1973 · 10:02 AM–10:04 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation403-014 on Tape 403StartWednesday, January 31, 1973 at 10:02 AMEndWednesday, January 31, 1973 at 10:04 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 403-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a connection with an individual identified as Mr. Hawthorne. The brief interaction served as a logistical bridge to initiate a specific telephone communication. No further policy or administrative matters were addressed during this short exchange.

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Uh, Mr. Hawthorne, can I please?

NARA Description

On January 31, 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 10:02 am and 10:04 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 403-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 403-14

Date: January 31, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:02 am and 10:04 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 43-3]

Also recorded on January 31, 1973

  • 043-001 10:00 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:00 am.
  • 403-011 10:00 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:00 am.
  • 043-002 10:02 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:02 am.
  • 043-003 10:02 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:02 am.
  • 403-012 10:02 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:02 am.
  • 403-013 10:02 AM · 22 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 10:02 am and 10:04 am.
  • 043-212 10:03 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:03 am.
  • 043-004 10:04 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 10:04 am to 10:06 am.

All 86 conversations from January 31, 1973 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 403-014, January 31, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/403-014 (accessed October 1, 2026).