Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 406 › Conversation 406-007
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Tuesday, January 30, 1973 · 12:50 PM–1:18 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled interaction with the White House operator while working in the Executive Office Building. This engagement served as a routine communication check or request for logistical assistance regarding the President's ongoing telephone connectivity. No significant policy developments or substantive political discussions were recorded during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On January 30, 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 12:50 pm and 1:18 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 406-7
Date: January 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:50 pm and 1:18 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 36-115]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 406-56 (cont’d)Also recorded on January 30, 1973
- 406-004 12:25 PM · 5 min — 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 12:25 pm and 12:35 pm.
- 406-005 12:25 PM · 36 sec — 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 12:25 pm and 12:35 pm.
- 406-006 12:35 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:35 pm to 12:50 pm.
- 036-116 1:18 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:18 pm to 1:20 pm.
- 406-008 1:18 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:18 pm to 1:20 pm.
- 036-117 1:20 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:22 pm.
- 406-009 1:20 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 1:20 pm and 1:22 pm.
- 036-118 1:22 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 1:22 pm to 1:23 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 406-007, January 30, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/406-007 (accessed October 6, 2026).