Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 426 › Conversation 426-021
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on administrative…
Thursday, March 29, 1973 · 6:26 PM–6:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon interacted with the White House operator in the Old Executive Office Building to facilitate a telephonic connection. The brief encounter focused on administrative logistics regarding the placement of an outgoing call. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief communication exchange.
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NARA Description
On March 29, 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 6:26 pm and 6:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 426-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 426-21 Date: March 29, 1973 Time: Unknown between 6:26 pm and 6:30 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 44-83]
Also recorded on March 29, 1973
- 044-081 6:24 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:24 pm and 6:25 pm.
- 426-018 6:24 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:24 pm.
- 426-019 6:24 PM · 8 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 6:24 pm and 6:25 pm.
- 044-082 6:25 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 6:25 pm to 6:26 pm.
- 426-020 6:25 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:25 pm to 6:26 pm.
- 044-083 6:26 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:26 pm and 6:30 pm.
- 044-084 6:30 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 6:31 pm.
- 426-022 6:30 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:30 pm to 6:31 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 426-021, March 29, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/426-021 (accessed October 1, 2026).