Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 404 › Conversation 404-022
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Inauguration and White House administration
Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 1:46 PM–1:53 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon utilized this time to dictate a memorandum for his personal files following his recent inauguration. The brief recording captures the President documenting minor logistical details related to the ceremonial proceedings, specifically concerning floral arrangements and the family members of an unidentified individual. No major policy decisions or significant administrative actions were discussed during this brief dictation.
- Inauguration
- White House administration
- Record keeping
- Ceremonial logistics
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On January 23, 1973, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 404-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 404-22
Date: January 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:46 pm and 1:53 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a memorandum for the files.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
1973 inauguration [?]
-Someone’s sister
-Flowers
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on January 23, 1973
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- 404-017 1:43 PM · 10 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 1:43 pm and 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.
- 404-023 1:46 PM · 1 min — 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 404-022, 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/404-022 (accessed October 9, 2026).