Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 410 › Conversation 410-004

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telecommunications

Tuesday, March 13, 1973 · 1:42 PM–1:49 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation410-004 on Tape 410StartTuesday, March 13, 1973 at 1:42 PMEndTuesday, March 13, 1973 at 1:49 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 410-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to connect him to an unidentified party. This brief interaction serves as a functional request to facilitate a follow-up communication. The exchange concludes with the operator initiating the requested connection.

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All right, take her, please.

NARA Description

On March 13, 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 1:42 pm and 1:49 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 410-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 410-4

Date: March 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:42 pm and 1:49 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 43-67]

Also recorded on March 13, 1973

  • 878-014 12:42 PM · 1 hr 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John W. Dean, III met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:42 pm to 2:00 pm.
  • 410-001 1:42 PM · 19 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 1:42 pm and 1:49 pm.
  • 410-002 1:42 PM · 24 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 1:42 pm and 1:49 pm.
  • 410-003 1:42 PM · 14 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 1:42 pm and 1:49 pm.
  • 410-052 1:42 PM · 14 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 1:42 pm and 1:49 pm.
  • 410-005 1:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:49 pm to 1:50 pm.
  • 410-006 1:50 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 1:50 pm and 2:45 pm.
  • 410-007 1:50 PM · 14 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 1:50 pm and 2:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 410-004, March 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/410-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).