Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 426 › Conversation 426-037
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator
Tuesday, April 10, 1973 · 3:33 PM–3:34 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing connection. The brief exchange served as a logistical step to initiate a subsequent telephone communication. No substantive policy matters or political developments were addressed during this transition.
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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 an unknown time between 3:33 pm and 3:34 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 426-037 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 426-37 Date: April 10, 1973 Time: Unknown between 3:33 pm and 3:34 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 44-131]
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.
- 426-038 3:34 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Joe D. Waggonner, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:34 pm to 3:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 426-037, 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/426-037 (accessed October 5, 2026).