Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 406 › Conversation 406-024

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Tuesday, January 30, 1973 · 6:45 PM–6:50 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation406-024 on Tape 406StartTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 6:45 PMEndTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 6:50 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 406-024 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone communication. This brief interaction served as a logistical bridge to initiate a call from the Executive Office Building. No further substantive policy or strategic discussions occurred 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 6:45 pm and 6:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-024 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 406-24

Date: January 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:45 pm and 6:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator [?].

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Also recorded on January 30, 1973

  • 406-023 6:45 PM · 16 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 6:45 pm and 6:50 pm.
  • 406-025 6:45 PM · 9 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 6:45 pm and 6:50 pm.
  • 036-120 6:50 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 6:50 pm to 6:51 pm.
  • 406-026 6:50 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:50 pm to 6:51 pm.
  • 036-121 6:51 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:51 pm and 6:56 pm.
  • 406-027 6:51 PM · 8 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 6:51 pm and 6:56 pm.
  • 036-122 6:56 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 6:56 pm to 6:57 pm.
  • 406-028 6:56 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:56 pm to 6:57 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 406-024, 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/406-024 (accessed October 6, 2026).