Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 441 › Conversation 441-018

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telecommunications

Tuesday, June 5, 1973 · 2:44 PM–5:21 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation441-018 on Tape 441StartTuesday, June 5, 1973 at 2:44 PMEndTuesday, June 5, 1973 at 5:21 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 441-018 ↗

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This interaction was strictly procedural, serving to connect the President with a third party. No substantive policy discussions or significant administrative decisions occurred during this brief exchange.

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On June 5, 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 2:44 pm and 5:21 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 441-018 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 441-18

Date: June 5, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:44 pm and 5:21 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 39-92]
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Conversation 441-018, June 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/441-018 (accessed October 1, 2026).