Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 426 › Conversation 426-039

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator

Tuesday, April 10, 1973 · 3:45 PM–3:46 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation426-039 on Tape 426StartTuesday, April 10, 1973 at 3:45 PMEndTuesday, April 10, 1973 at 3:46 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 426-039 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon interacts with a White House operator to facilitate a communication, though the specific intent remains unclear due to the brevity and indistinct nature of the recording. The exchange serves as a procedural bridge to connect the President with an unnamed party. No substantive policy decisions or critical developments are captured in this brief fragment.

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He knows.

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 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 426-039 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 426-39

Date: April 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 44-133]
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  • 044-135 3:46 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard K. Cook talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:46 pm and 3:47 pm.
  • 426-040 3:46 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard K. Cook met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:46 pm to 3:48 pm.
  • 044-136 3:49 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:49 pm to 3:50 pm.
  • 426-041 3:49 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:49 pm to 3:50 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 426-039, 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/426-039 (accessed October 5, 2026).