Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 419 › Conversation 419-004
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential operations
Monday, March 12, 1973 · 12:46 PM–1:16 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This interaction served primarily as a logistical step to connect the President with a third party. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.
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NARA Description
On March 12, 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 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 419-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 419-4
Date: March 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 419-4 (cont’d)
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 37-94]Also recorded on March 12, 1973
- 876-008 12:21 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard G. Kleindienst, Geoffrey C. Shepard, John E. ("Jack") Ingersoll, Thomas Devine, Mrs. Thomas Devine, Thomas Devine, Jr., Michael Devine, Mary Rita Devine, Lawrence M. Devine, W. Robert Devine, Samuel Tummillo, Clara Tumillo, Mary Ann Tummillo, Connie Fletcher, and Carla Statita met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:46 pm.
- 876-009 12:34 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 12:46 pm.
- 876-014 12:34 PM · 34 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 3:06 pm.
- 037-094 12:46 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm.
- 419-001 12:46 PM · 9 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 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm.
- 419-002 12:46 PM · 10 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 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm.
- 419-003 12:46 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm.
- 419-005 12:46 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 419-004, March 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/419-004 (accessed October 5, 2026).