Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 411 › Conversation 411-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential temperament

Tuesday, February 20, 1973 · 3:01 PM–3:12 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation411-001 on Tape 411StartTuesday, February 20, 1973 at 3:01 PMEndTuesday, February 20, 1973 at 3:12 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 411-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon expressed sudden, intense frustration during a brief interaction with the White House operator. The exchange is notable primarily for the President's use of profanity, suggesting a moment of acute irritation or anger while managing administrative communications. No substantive policy matters or official business were discussed beyond this outburst.

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Motherfucker!

NARA Description

On February 20, 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 3:01 pm and 3:12 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 411-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 411-1

Date: February 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:01 pm and 3:12 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 43-115]

Also recorded on February 20, 1973

  • 043-115 3:01 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:12 pm.
  • 043-116 3:01 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:12 pm.
  • 411-002 3:01 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 3:01 pm and 3:12 pm.
  • 043-117 3:12 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:12 pm to 3:13 pm.
  • 411-003 3:12 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:12 pm to 3:13 pm.
  • 043-118 3:14 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 3:14 pm to 3:17 pm.
  • 411-004 3:14 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:14 pm to 3:17 pm.
  • 411-005 3:17 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 3:17 pm.

All 21 conversations from February 20, 1973 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 411-001, February 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/411-001 (accessed October 1, 2026).