Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 419 › Conversation 419-011

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Wednesday, March 14, 1973 · 8:36 AM–8:55 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation419-011 on Tape 419StartWednesday, March 14, 1973 at 8:36 AMEndWednesday, March 14, 1973 at 8:55 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 419-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon interacted with the White House operator in the Executive Office Building to facilitate a telephone connection. The brief exchange served as a routine administrative task to initiate a formal call to an unidentified party. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions were recorded during this brief communication sequence.

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NARA Description

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 an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:55 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 419-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 419-11

Date: March 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:36 am and 8:55 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The White House operator talked with the President.
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                          Conversation No. 419-11 (cont’d)

[See Conversation No. 37-98]

Also recorded on March 14, 1973

  • 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.
  • 419-010 8:36 AM · 11 sec — 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.
  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 419-011, 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/419-011 (accessed October 5, 2026).