Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 405 › Conversation 405-015

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

Thursday, January 25, 1973 · 2:16 PM–3:31 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation405-015 on Tape 405StartThursday, January 25, 1973 at 2:16 PMEndThursday, January 25, 1973 at 3:31 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 405-015 ↗

President Richard M. Nixon met with an unidentified individual in his Old Executive Office Building workspace to conduct administrative business. Although no transcript or specific records of the discussion survive, the meeting took place during a critical period of the Nixon presidency. The encounter concluded without any documented action items or historical record of the topics addressed.

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On January 25, 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 2:16 pm and 3:31 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 405-015 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 405-15

Date: January 25, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:16 pm and 3:31 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown person.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                              Conversation No. 405-15 (cont’d)

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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 3:31 pm.
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Conversation 405-015, January 25, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/405-015 (accessed October 6, 2026).