Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 428 › Conversation 428-002
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Old Executive Office…
Thursday, April 12, 1973 · 1:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator from his office in the Old Executive Office Building to facilitate a telephonic communication. While the specific recipient or subject matter of the subsequent call remains unrecorded in this brief exchange, the interaction served as a logistical step in the President's daily communication workflow. The conversation was limited to establishing this connection, with no substantive policy or political discussions documented.
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NARA Description
On April 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 428-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 428-2 Date: April 12, 1973 Time: 1:20 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 44-152]
Also recorded on April 12, 1973
- 044-152 1:19 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 1:20 pm.
- 428-001 1:19 PM · 9 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 1:19 pm and 1:20 pm.
- 894-020 1:19 PM · 13 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 4:00 pm.
- 894-021 1:19 PM · 10 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 4:00 pm.
- 044-153 1:20 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:21 pm.
- 428-003 1:20 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:20 pm.
- 428-004 1:20 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:20 pm to 1:21 pm.
- 044-154 1:21 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 2:23 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 428-002, April 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/428-002 (accessed October 5, 2026).