Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 427 › Conversation 427-015

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telephone logistics

Monday, April 16, 1973 · 8:45 PM–8:58 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation427-015 on Tape 427StartMonday, April 16, 1973 at 8:45 PMEndMonday, April 16, 1973 at 8:58 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 427-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consults with a White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with an unidentified individual. The brief exchange focuses on coordinating the logistics of reaching this party. The interaction concludes with the operator confirming they can proceed with placing the call.

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So, he's on bait too?
Okay, we can call him.

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 an unknown time between 8:45 pm and 8:58 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 427-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 427-15

Date: April 16, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:45 pm and 8:58 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with White House operator [?].

       Unknown person’s location
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Also recorded on April 17, 1973

  • 038-078 8:45 PM · 17 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 8:45 pm.
  • 038-080 8:45 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:45 pm and 8:58 pm.
  • 038-081 8:45 PM · 21 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:45 pm and 8:58 pm.
  • 427-014 8:45 PM · 13 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:45 pm.
  • 427-016 8:45 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:45 pm and 8:58 pm.
  • 038-082 8:58 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry E. Petersen talked on the telephone from 8:58 pm to 9:14 pm.
  • 427-017 8:58 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry E. Petersen met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:58 pm to 9:14 pm.
  • 038-083 9:18 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:18 am and 9:19 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 427-015, April 17, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/427-015 (accessed October 5, 2026).