Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 429 › Conversation 429-026

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telephone operations

Thursday, April 19, 1973 · 1:46 PM–1:48 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation429-026 on Tape 429StartThursday, April 19, 1973 at 1:46 PMEndThursday, April 19, 1973 at 1:48 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 429-026 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief exchange with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone call. The interaction served as a logistical step to connect the President with an unidentified individual. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this short communication.

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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 1:46 pm and 1:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 429-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 429-026

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Date: April 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:46 pm and 1:48 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a telephone call request to an unknown person

Also recorded on April 19, 1973

  • 038-111 1:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:45 pm to 1:46 pm.
  • 429-005 1:45 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:45 pm to 1:46 pm.
  • 038-112 1:46 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 1:48 pm.
  • 038-113 1:48 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 1:48 pm to 1:50 pm.
  • 429-006 1:48 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:48 pm to 1:49 pm.
  • 429-007 1:50 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 1:57 pm.
  • 429-008 1:50 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 1:57 pm.
  • 429-009 1:50 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 1:57 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 429-026, April 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/429-026 (accessed October 5, 2026).