Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 419 › Conversation 419-010

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on administrative logistics

Wednesday, March 14, 1973 · 8:36 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation419-010 on Tape 419StartWednesday, March 14, 1973 at 8:36 AMEndWednesday, March 14, 1973 at 8:36 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 419-010 ↗

President Nixon requested that the White House operator connect him to an outside party to facilitate official communications. The brief interaction focused solely on administrative logistics regarding telephone connectivity. No significant policy discussions occurred during this exchange, as the conversation served as a functional task for the operator.

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On March 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:36 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 419-010 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 419-10

Date: March 14, 1973
Time: 8:36 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 37-97]
  • 037-097 8:36 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:36 am.
  • 037-098 8:36 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:55 am.
  • 419-011 8:36 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 8:36 am and 8:55 am.
  • 419-012 8:36 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:55 am.
  • 419-013 8:36 AM · 14 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 8:36 am and 8:55 am.
  • 419-014 8:36 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:55 am.
  • 037-099 8:55 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone from 8:55 am to 8:59 am.
  • 419-015 8:55 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:55 am to 8:59 am.

Conversation 419-010, March 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/419-010 (accessed October 5, 2026).