Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 406 › Conversation 406-041
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Tuesday, January 30, 1973 · 9:15 PM–9:17 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief exchange focused on establishing telephonic communication, serving as a procedural step in the President's administrative workflow. No substantive policy matters or political developments were addressed during this short connection.
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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 9:15 pm and 9:17 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-041 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 406-41 Date: January 30, 1973 Time: Unknown between 9:15 pm and 9:17 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 36-131]
Also recorded on January 31, 1973
- 036-129 9:07 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:07 pm to 9:09 pm.
- 036-130 9:10 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Coy H. Stennis talked on the telephone from 9:10 pm to 9:15 pm.
- 406-040 9:10 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Mrs. John C. Stennis met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:10 pm to 9:15 pm.
- 036-131 9:15 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:15 pm and 9:17 pm.
- 036-132 9:17 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:17 pm to 9:18 pm.
- 406-042 9:17 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:17 pm to 9:18 pm.
- 036-133 9:18 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:18 pm and 9:26 pm.
- 406-043 9:18 PM · 15 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 9:18 pm and 9:26 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 406-041, January 31, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/406-041 (accessed October 7, 2026).