Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 424 › Conversation 424-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator

Tuesday, March 27, 1973 · 5:20 PM–5:22 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation424-002 on Tape 424StartTuesday, March 27, 1973 at 5:20 PMEndTuesday, March 27, 1973 at 5:22 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 424-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief request with the White House operator to be connected to a Mr. Zecker. The recording serves as a standard administrative exchange to facilitate official communication between the President and an outside party. No further substance or policy decisions were documented during this short interaction.

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Uh, Mr. Zecker, please.

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 an unknown time between 5:20 pm and 5:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 424-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 424-2

Date: March 27, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:20 pm and 5:22 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 44-31]

Also recorded on March 27, 1973

  • 044-029 4:58 PM · 7 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:58 pm and 5:20 pm.
  • 044-030 4:58 PM · 5 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:58 pm and 5:20 pm.
  • 044-031 5:20 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:20 pm and 5:22 pm.
  • 044-032 5:22 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:22 pm and 5:34 pm.
  • 424-003 5:22 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:22 pm to 5:34 pm.
  • 044-033 5:34 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:34 pm.
  • 424-004 5:34 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:34 pm.
  • 424-005 5:34 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:34 pm and 5:46 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 424-002, 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/424-002 (accessed October 2, 2026).