Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 409 › Conversation 409-012
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on administrative logistics
Tuesday, February 6, 1973 · 1:57 PM–2:47 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The conversation was brief and administrative in nature, focusing on the operator's difficulty in reading a specific request or number provided by the President. No substantive policy matters were addressed as the interaction remained limited to routine telecommunications support.
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NARA Description
On February 6, 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 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 409-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 409-12 Date: February 6, 1973 Time: Unknown between 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 43-31]
Also recorded on February 6, 1973
- 043-031 1:54 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:47 pm.
- 409-008 1:54 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:54 pm.
- 409-009 1:54 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:54 pm to 1:55 pm.
- 409-010 1:55 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:55 pm to 1:56 pm.
- 409-011 1:57 PM · 10 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 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm.
- 409-013 1:57 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm.
- 043-032 2:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 2:47 pm to 2:50 pm.
- 409-014 2:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 2:57 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 409-012, February 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/409-012 (accessed October 1, 2026).