Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 404 › Conversation 404-017

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 1:43 PM–1:46 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation404-017 on Tape 404StartTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 1:43 PMEndTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 1:46 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 404-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal interaction with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. No substantial policy matters or political discussions were recorded during this exchange. The encounter serves primarily as a procedural recording of the President utilizing White House communication infrastructure.

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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 1:43 pm and 1:46 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 404-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 404-17

Date: January 23, 1973
Time:
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 36-82]
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on January 23, 1973

036-082 1:40 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 1:43 pm.
404-016 1:40 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 1:43 pm.
036-083 1:43 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:43 pm to 1:46 pm.
404-018 1:46 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 1:53 pm.
404-019 1:46 PM · 22 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 1:46 pm and 1:53 pm.
404-020 1:46 PM · 8 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 1:46 pm and 1:53 pm.
404-021 1:46 PM · 20 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 1:46 pm and 1:53 pm.
404-022 1:46 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 1:53 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 404-017, 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/404-017 (accessed October 9, 2026).