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Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House…

Friday, February 23, 1973 · 3:18 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation413-009 on Tape 413StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 3:18 PMEndFriday, February 23, 1973 at 3:18 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 413-009 ↗

President Nixon held a brief, administrative meeting with a White House operator in the Executive Office Building. The discussion functioned as a logistical interaction to facilitate telephonic communication for the President. No specific policy matters or significant historical developments were recorded during this brief encounter.

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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 3:18 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 413-009 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 413-9

Date: February 23, 1973
Time: 3:18 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 43-187]
  • 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.
  • 413-010 3:18 PM · 16 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 3:18 pm and 3:26 pm.
  • 413-011 3:18 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 3:18 pm and 3:26 pm.
  • 043-190 3:26 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and F. Edward Hébert talked on the telephone from 3:26 pm to 3:28 pm.
  • 413-012 3:26 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and F. Edward Hébert met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:26 pm to 3:27 pm.
  • 043-191 3:29 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. W. Bush talked on the telephone from 3:29 pm to 3:32 pm.
  • 413-013 3:29 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. W. Bush met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:29 pm to 3:32 pm.

Conversation 413-009, 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/413-009 (accessed October 1, 2026).