Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 425 › Conversation 425-012

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Administrative…

Wednesday, March 28, 1973 · 1:45 PM–1:49 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation425-012 on Tape 425StartWednesday, March 28, 1973 at 1:45 PMEndWednesday, March 28, 1973 at 1:49 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 425-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief interaction with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This exchange served a purely administrative purpose, as the President required assistance in reaching an intended party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this short communication.

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NARA Description

On March 28, 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 1:45 pm and 1:49 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 425-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 425-12

Date: March 28, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:45 pm and 1:49 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 44-50]
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Also recorded on March 28, 1973

  • 044-050 1:45 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 1:49 pm.
  • 425-011 1:45 PM · 11 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 1:45 pm and 1:49 pm.
  • 044-051 1:49 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:49 pm and 1:50 pm.
  • 425-013 1:49 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:49 pm to 1:50 pm.
  • 044-052 1:50 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 3:57 pm.
  • 425-014 1:50 PM · 31 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 1:50 pm and 2:52 pm.
  • 425-015 1:50 PM · 23 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 1:50 pm and 2:52 pm.
  • 425-016 1:50 PM · 15 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 1:50 pm and 2:52 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 425-012, March 28, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/425-012 (accessed October 1, 2026).