Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 404 › Conversation 404-008

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

Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 11:55 AM–12:08 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation404-008 on Tape 404StartTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 11:55 AMEndTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 12:08 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 404-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, undocumented discussion with an unidentified individual in his Old Executive Office Building workspace. The lack of available transcript or descriptive records renders the specific content and purpose of this meeting unknown. Consequently, no policy decisions or action items can be attributed to this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On January 23, 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 11:55 am and 12:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 404-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 404-8

Date: January 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:55 am and 12:08 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

       Verification
             -Unknown person
                   -Conversation with President

Also recorded on January 23, 1973

  • 036-069 11:31 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:31 am and 11:44 am.
  • 036-070 11:55 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:08 pm.
  • 404-006 11:55 AM · 2 hr 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Stephen B. Bull, Raymond K. Price, Jr., H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:08 pm.
  • 404-007 11:55 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:08 pm.
  • 036-071 12:08 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 12:08 pm to 12:09 pm.
  • 404-009 12:08 PM · 11 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 12:08 pm and 12:09 pm.
  • 036-140 12:09 PM · 1 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 1:39 pm.
  • 404-010 12:15 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:15 pm to 1:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 404-008, 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/404-008 (accessed October 9, 2026).