Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 423 › Conversation 423-004
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Administrative support
Tuesday, March 27, 1973 · 1:31 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal interaction with a White House operator to facilitate communication. The exchange served primarily as a functional administrative request to initiate an external phone call. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief contact.
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NARA Description
On March 27, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:31 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 423-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 423-4 Date: March 27, 1973 Time: 1:31 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation 44-24]
Also recorded on March 27, 1973
- 044-020 12:10 PM · 7 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 1:16 pm.
- 044-021 12:10 PM · 5 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 1:16 pm.
- 044-024 1:31 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:31 pm.
- 044-025 1:31 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 1:32 pm.
- 423-005 1:31 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:31 pm to 1:32 pm.
- 423-006 1:32 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 1:32 pm and 2:57 pm.
- 423-007 1:32 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 2:57 pm.
- 423-008 1:32 PM · 28 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 1:32 pm and 2:57 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 423-004, March 27, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/423-004 (accessed October 2, 2026).