Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 426 › Conversation 426-034
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on presidential operations
Tuesday, April 10, 1973 · 3:25 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with another party for further discussion. This brief exchange highlights the standard operational procedures used by the President to manage official communications from the Executive Office Building.
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NARA Description
On April 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 426-034 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 426-34 Date: April 10, 1973 Time: 3:25 pm Location: Executive Office Building The White House operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 44-128]
Also recorded on April 10, 1973
- 044-128 3:25 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:25 pm.
- 044-129 3:26 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leslie C. Arends talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 426-035 3:26 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leslie C. Arends met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:26 pm to 3:30 pm.
- 044-130 3:33 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:33 pm.
- 044-131 3:33 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:33 pm.
- 044-132 3:33 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Joe D. Waggonner, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:33 pm to 3:34 pm.
- 426-036 3:33 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:33 pm.
- 426-037 3:33 PM · 12 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 3:33 pm and 3:34 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 426-034, April 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/426-034 (accessed October 5, 2026).