Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 417 › Conversation 417-004
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Monday, March 5, 1973 · 3:25 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief communication with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction serves as a routine administrative step to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy discussions or policy decisions occur during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On March 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 417-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 417-4 Date: March 5, 1973 Time: 3:26 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 37-52]
Also recorded on March 5, 1973
- 417-005 3:25 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:25 pm to 3:26 pm.
- 037-052 3:26 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:26 pm.
- 037-053 3:26 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:26 pm to 3:27 pm.
- 037-054 3:27 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:27 pm.
- 417-006 3:27 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:27 pm.
- 037-055 3:28 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 3:28 pm to 3:32 pm.
- 417-007 3:28 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:28 pm to 3:32 pm.
- 037-056 3:33 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:33 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 417-004, March 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/417-004 (accessed October 6, 2026).