Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 406 › Conversation 406-032

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential habits

Tuesday, January 30, 1973 · 6:57 PM–7:39 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation406-032 on Tape 406StartTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 6:57 PMEndTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 7:39 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 406-032 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown individual in the Executive Office Building for an informal discussion. The participants briefly engaged in casual conversation regarding the status and maintenance of the President's smoking pipe. No substantive policy matters or official administrative decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.

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Good one of my pipes looking full.
I think we're in here.
Good enough.

NARA Description

On January 30, 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 6:57 pm and 7:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-032 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 406-32

Date: January 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:57 pm and 7:39 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown person.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]

       President’s pipe

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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 7:39 pm.

Also recorded on January 30, 1973

  • 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.
  • 036-123 6:57 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:57 pm and 7:39 pm.
  • 406-029 6:57 PM · 10 sec — 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 6:57 pm and 7:39 pm.
  • 406-030 6:57 PM · 11 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 6:57 pm and 7:39 pm.
  • 406-031 6:57 PM · 12 sec — 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 6:57 pm and 7:39 pm.
  • 406-033 6:57 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 6:57 pm and 7:39 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 406-032, 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/406-032 (accessed October 6, 2026).