Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 420 › Conversation 420-023
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House…
Monday, March 19, 1973 · 4:59 PM–5:03 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, routine administrative check-in with the White House operator from his office in the Old Executive Office Building. The exchange focused on telephonic connectivity and the management of incoming or outgoing communications. No policy matters or significant political decisions were recorded during this brief interaction.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On March 19, 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 4:59 pm and 5:03 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 420-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 420-23 Date: March 19, 1973 Time: Unknown between 4:59 pm and 5:03 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 37-156]
Also recorded on March 19, 1973
- 037-155 4:59 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:59 pm.
- 037-156 4:59 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 5:03 pm.
- 420-021 4:59 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:59 pm.
- 420-022 4:59 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 5:03 pm.
- 420-024 5:03 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John W. Dean, III, Richard A. Moore, and John C. Stennis met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:03 pm and 5:41 pm.
- 037-157 5:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John C. Stennis talked on the telephone from 5:05 pm to 5:07 pm.
- 037-158 5:07 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:07 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 037-159 5:54 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 5:54 pm to 5:55 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 420-023, March 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/420-023 (accessed October 5, 2026).