Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 413 › Conversation 413-007

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on media monitoring

Friday, February 23, 1973 · 3:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation413-007 on Tape 413StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 3:05 PMEndFriday, February 23, 1973 at 3:05 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 413-007 ↗

President Nixon communicated with a White House operator regarding the timing and status of an upcoming broadcast or news bulletin. The brief exchange focused on coordinating the monitoring of a specific report or media event. No broader policy decisions were finalized during this logistical interaction.

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On February 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 413-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 413-7

Date: February 23, 1973
Time: 3:05 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 43-185]
  • 043-184 3:02 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm.
  • 413-006 3:02 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm.
  • 043-185 3:03 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 3:05 pm.
  • 043-186 3:05 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:05 pm.
  • 043-187 3:05 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:18 pm.
  • 413-008 3:05 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 3:05 pm.
  • 043-188 3:18 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:18 pm.
  • 043-189 3:18 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 3:26 pm.

Conversation 413-007, February 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/413-007 (accessed October 1, 2026).