Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 427 › Conversation 427-016
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telephone communication
Monday, April 16, 1973 · 8:45 PM–8:58 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone connection. The brief exchange served exclusively as a logistical step to place a call. No further substantive policy matters or decisions were discussed during this interaction.
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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 427-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 427-16
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 [?].
Request for telephone call [?]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.
- 427-015 8:45 PM · 15 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 427-016, 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/427-016 (accessed October 5, 2026).