Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 418 › Conversation 418-004

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Friday, March 9, 1973 · 2:12 PM–2:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation418-004 on Tape 418StartFriday, March 9, 1973 at 2:12 PMEndFriday, March 9, 1973 at 2:15 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 418-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, routine administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. No substantive policy matters or political discussions were addressed during this short exchange. The conversation served exclusively as a functional step in the President’s telephonic communication process.

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NARA Description

On March 9, 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 2:12 pm and 2:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 418-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 418-4

Date: March 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:12 pm and 2:15 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 37-68]

Also recorded on March 9, 1973

  • 874-026 2:03 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:03 pm and 2:10 pm.
  • 874-029 2:10 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 3:10 pm.
  • 037-068 2:12 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:12 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 418-003 2:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:12 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 418-005 2:15 PM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, William Downey, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Thomas J. Meskill met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:15 pm and 3:05 pm.
  • 037-069 2:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 2:16 pm to 2:18 pm.
  • 037-070 2:35 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 2:46 pm.
  • 037-071 2:35 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and William Downey talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 2:46 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 418-004, March 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/418-004 (accessed October 5, 2026).