Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 427 › Conversation 427-007

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

Monday, April 16, 1973 · 4:04 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation427-007 on Tape 427StartMonday, April 16, 1973 at 4:04 PMEndMonday, April 16, 1973 at 4:04 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 427-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon speaks briefly with a White House operator to offer a compliment regarding her performance. This interaction serves as a routine expression of presidential appreciation for staff assistance. No policy matters or administrative decisions are addressed during this brief exchange.

Audio

Download MP3 · 0.4 MB

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

Good job, Daisy.
Good job.

NARA Description

On April 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:04 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 427-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 427-7

Date: April 16, 1973
Time: 4:04 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 38-68]

Also recorded on April 16, 1973

  • 427-006 3:27 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:27 pm to 4:04 pm.
  • 038-068 4:04 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:04 pm.
  • 038-069 4:04 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone from 4:04 pm to 4:05 pm.
  • 427-008 4:04 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and John W. Dean, III met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:04 pm to 4:06 pm.
  • 038-070 4:05 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:05 pm and 4:42 pm.
  • 427-009 4:06 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:06 pm.
  • 427-010 4:07 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:07 pm to 4:35 pm.
  • 038-071 4:42 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at 4:42 pm.

All 56 conversations from April 16, 1973 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 427-007, April 16, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/427-007 (accessed October 5, 2026).