Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 414 › Conversation 414-008

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Friday, March 2, 1973 · 8:02 AM–9:24 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation414-008 on Tape 414StartFriday, March 2, 1973 at 8:02 AMEndFriday, March 2, 1973 at 9:24 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 414-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a routine administrative step to connect the President with a specific party. No substantive policy matters or political developments were discussed during this exchange.

Audio

Download MP3 · 0.1 MB

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

Absolutely.

NARA Description

On March 2, 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 8:02 am and 9:24 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 414-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 414-8

Date: March 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:02 am and 9:24 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 37-26]

Also recorded on March 2, 1973

  • 037-026 8:02 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:02 am and 9:24 am.
  • 037-027 9:24 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 9:24 am to 9:27 am.
  • 414-009 9:24 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:24 am to 9:27 am.
  • 414-010 9:24 AM · 18 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 9:24 am and 9:27 am.
  • 414-011 9:24 AM · 12 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 9:24 am and 9:27 am.
  • 037-028 9:27 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:27 am and 9:31 am.
  • 037-029 9:31 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Kenneth R. Cole, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:31 am to 9:38 am.
  • 414-012 9:31 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Kenneth R. Cole, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:31 am to 9:38 am.

All 58 conversations from March 2, 1973 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 414-008, March 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/414-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).