Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 415 › Conversation 415-020
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telecommunications
Tuesday, February 27, 1973 · 12:31 PM–12:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief interaction focused on connecting the President to a specific party, serving as a standard administrative exchange for presidential telecommunications. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions were recorded during this brief logistical coordination.
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NARA Description
On February 27, 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 12:31 pm and 12:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 415-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 415-20 Date: February 27, 1973 Time: Unknown between 12:31 pm and 12:35 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 43-208]
Also recorded on February 27, 1973
- 415-018 12:31 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:31 pm to 12:32 pm.
- 043-208 12:32 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:32 pm and 12:35 pm.
- 415-019 12:32 PM · 15 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 12:32 pm and 12:35 pm.
- 043-209 12:35 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 12:35 pm to 12:40 pm.
- 415-021 12:35 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:35 pm to 12:40 pm.
- 415-022 12:40 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 415-023 12:40 PM · 15 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 12:40 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 415-024 12:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 2:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 415-020, February 27, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/415-020 (accessed October 1, 2026).