Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 429 › Conversation 429-023
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Administrative logistics
Thursday, April 19, 1973 · 9:32 PM–9:37 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing communication. This brief interaction served administrative purposes to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy matters or political developments were discussed during this short exchange.
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NARA Description
On April 19, 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 9:32 pm and 9:37 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 429-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 429-023
Date: April 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:32 pm and 9:37 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 038-125]
[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was initially prepared for the
Watergate Special Prosecution Force (WSPF) and can be found in Record Group (RG) 460, Box
174, pages 1-15. The Nixon Presidential Materials Staff reviewed the transcript and made
changes as necessary. This transcript has been reviewed under the provisions of the Presidential
Recordings and Materials Preservation Act of 1974 (PRMPA). The National Archives does not
guarantee its accuracy.]
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[End transcribed portion]Also recorded on April 20, 1973
- 429-022 8:26 PM · 1 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John J. Wilson, Frank H. Strickler, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:26 pm to 9:32 pm.
- 038-124 9:32 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:32 pm and 9:37 pm.
- 038-125 9:32 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:32 pm and 9:37 pm.
- 038-126 9:37 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:37 pm to 9:53 pm.
- 429-024 9:37 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:37 pm to 9:53 pm.
- 038-127 9:54 PM · 15 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 9:54 pm.
- 429-025 9:54 PM · 11 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:54 pm.
- 903-001 8:15 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:15 am to 8:39 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 429-023, April 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/429-023 (accessed October 5, 2026).