Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 424 › Conversation 424-004

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential operations

Tuesday, March 27, 1973 · 5:34 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation424-004 on Tape 424StartTuesday, March 27, 1973 at 5:34 PMEndTuesday, March 27, 1973 at 5:34 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 424-004 ↗

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a technical bridge to connect the President with another party for official business. No substantive policy discussions or policy decisions were recorded during this exchange.

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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 5:34 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 424-004 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 424-4

Date: March 27, 1973
Time: 5:34 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 44-33]
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                                                            Conversation No. 424-32 (cont’d)
  • 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.
  • 424-002 5:20 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 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.
  • 424-005 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.
  • 044-034 5:46 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:46 pm and 5:56 pm.
  • 424-006 5:46 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:46 pm to 5:56 pm.

Conversation 424-004, 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/424-004 (accessed October 2, 2026).