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Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Technical difficulties

Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 9:03 AM–9:10 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation404-002 on Tape 404StartTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 9:03 AMEndTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 9:10 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 404-002 ↗

An 11-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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NARA Description

On January 23, 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 9:03 am and 9:10 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 404-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 404-2

Date: January 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:03 am 9:10 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 36-64]

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Also recorded on January 23, 1973

  • 036-063 8:55 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William S. White talked on the telephone from 8:55 am to 9:03 am.
  • 404-001 8:55 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. White met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:55 am to 9:03 am.
  • 036-064 9:03 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 9:10 am.
  • 036-065 9:10 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone from 9:10 am to 9:14 am.
  • 036-067 9:14 AM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:14 am to 9:15 am.
  • 404-003 9:14 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:14 am.
  • 404-004 9:14 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:14 am to 9:15 am.
  • 404-005 9:29 AM · 34 sec — 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 9:29 am and 11:55 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 404-002, January 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/404-002 (accessed October 28, 2026).