Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 423 › Conversation 423-009
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Security
Tuesday, March 27, 1973 · 3:18 PM–3:27 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in his Old Executive Office Building suite to discuss matters pertaining to his official schedule. The brief dialogue concludes with an acknowledgment that the line is secure, though no substantive policy decisions or specific agenda items are discernible from the recording. The exchange appears to be a procedural check to establish a secure communication environment.
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NARA Description
On March 27, 1973, 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 3:18 pm and 3:27 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 423-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 423-9
Date: March 27, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:18 pm and 3:27 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 423-13 (cont’d)
The President talked with an unknown person.
President's scheduleAlso recorded on March 27, 1973
- 888-006 2:57 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:57 pm and 3:02 pm.
- 888-007 3:02 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Corrine ("Lindy") (Clairborne) Boggs, Corinne Jacobs, Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr., Hale Boggs, III, Elizabeth Boggs, Douglas Boggs, Paul Sigmund, Mrs. Paul Sigmund, Paul Sigmund, David Sigmund, Stephen Sigmund, Archie Boggs, Mrs. Archie Boggs, Dan Shoemaker, Mrs. Dan Shoemaker, Bobby Shoemaker, Dan Shoemaker, and Tom Kearney met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:02 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 423-010 3:18 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 3:27 pm.
- 888-008 3:18 PM · 28 sec — unknown person(s) and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 423-011 3:27 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:27 pm and 4:16 pm.
- 423-012 4:16 PM · 10 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 4:16 pm and 4:20 pm.
- 044-026 4:20 PM · 7 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:20 pm and 4:57 pm.
- 044-027 4:20 PM · 5 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:20 pm and 4:57 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 423-009, 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/423-009 (accessed October 2, 2026).