Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 409 › Conversation 409-013

Nixon & Rogers on State Dinner and King Hussein of Jordan

Tuesday, February 6, 1973 · 1:57 PM–2:47 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 27 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Rogers, William P.Conversation409-013 on Tape 409StartTuesday, February 6, 1973 at 1:57 PMEndTuesday, February 6, 1973 at 2:47 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 409-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Secretary of State William P. Rogers discuss the guest list and scheduling logistics for an upcoming state dinner honoring King Hussein of Jordan. The dialogue focuses on clarifying potential timing conflicts and verifying that controversial or inappropriate invitees are excluded from the event. The conversation concludes with a consensus that the proposed scheduling concerns are likely unfounded.

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There's no one that should be on that list, but I don't think it's happening at the same time.
I've heard of that, but it doesn't look like it's going to happen.
I don't think it's going to happen.

NARA Description

On February 6, 1973, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 409-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 409-13

Date: February 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

       The President's schedule
              -State dinner for Hussein ibn Talal [King of Joran]
                      -Guest

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  • 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.
  • 409-012 1:57 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 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 409-013, 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/409-013 (accessed October 1, 2026).