Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 406 › Conversation 406-027
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House…
Tuesday, January 30, 1973 · 6:51 PM–6:56 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with a White House operator in his Old Executive Office Building office. The recording primarily serves as a placeholder for a functional telecommunications exchange rather than a policy discussion. No significant substantive decisions or political developments occurred during this brief communication.
- White House administration
- Telecommunications
- Operational procedures
- Presidential communications
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 6:51 pm and 6:56 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-027 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 406-27
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 406-56 (cont’d)
Date: January 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:51 pm and 6:56 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 36-121]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.
- 406-024 6:45 PM · 7 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 406-027, 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/406-027 (accessed October 6, 2026).