Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 426 › Conversation 426-045

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Tuesday, April 10, 1973 · 5:00 PM–5:59 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation426-045 on Tape 426StartTuesday, April 10, 1973 at 5:00 PMEndTuesday, April 10, 1973 at 5:59 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 426-045 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone communication. This brief interaction served solely as a logistical bridge to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy matters or strategic decisions were addressed during this exchange.

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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 5:00 pm and 5:59 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 426-045 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 426-45

Date: April 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:00 pm and 5:59 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 44-138]
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                              Conversation No. 426-46 (cont’d)

Also recorded on April 10, 1973

  • 044-137 4:45 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:45 pm and 5:59 pm.
  • 044-138 4:45 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:45 pm and 5:59 pm.
  • 426-042 4:45 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Samuel L. Devine, unknown person(s), and [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:45 pm and 5:59 pm.
  • 426-043 4:58 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 an unknown time between 4:58 pm and 5:59 pm.
  • 426-044 5:00 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:59 pm.
  • 426-046 5:00 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:59 pm.
  • 426-047 5:00 PM · 14 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 5:00 pm and 5:59 pm.
  • 426-048 5:00 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II, and Samuel L. Devine met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 426-045, 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/426-045 (accessed October 5, 2026).