Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 430 › Conversation 430-038
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telecommunications
Wednesday, April 25, 1973 · 7:53 PM–8:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telecommunication. The interaction served as a routine administrative bridge to connect the President to another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions occurred during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On April 25, 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 7:53 pm and 8:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 430-038 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 430-038
Date: April 25, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:53 pm and 8:20 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 038-158]
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542Also recorded on April 26, 1973
- 038-154 7:25 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:25 pm.
- 038-156 7:39 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:39 pm and 7:46 pm.
- 038-157 7:46 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:46 pm to 7:53 pm.
- 430-036 7:46 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:46 pm to 7:53 pm.
- 038-158 7:53 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:53 pm and 8:20 pm.
- 430-037 7:53 PM · 36 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 7:53 pm and 8:20 pm.
- 038-159 8:20 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst talked on the telephone from 8:20 pm to 8:23 pm.
- 430-039 8:20 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:20 pm to 8:23 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 430-038, April 26, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/430-038 (accessed October 5, 2026).