Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 441 › Conversation 441-020

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Oval Office

Tuesday, June 5, 1973 · 5:25 PM–5:27 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation441-020 on Tape 441StartTuesday, June 5, 1973 at 5:25 PMEndTuesday, June 5, 1973 at 5:27 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 441-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief communication with the White House operator to inquire about the frequency of personnel entering the Oval Office. This exchange serves as a casual administrative check regarding office traffic. No major policy decisions or significant developments occur during this short interaction.

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Would you say that many of us are and come to the OV office recently?

NARA Description

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 5:25 pm and 5:27 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 441-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 441-20

Date: June 5, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:25 pm and 5:27 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 39-94]

Also recorded on June 5, 1973

  • 039-093 5:21 PM · 4 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone from 5:21 pm to 5:25 pm.
  • 441-019 5:21 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:21 pm to 5:25 pm.
  • 039-094 5:26 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:26 pm.
  • 039-095 5:26 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:26 pm and 5:27 pm.
  • 441-021 5:26 PM · 16 sec — 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 5:26 pm and 5:27 pm.
  • 039-096 5:27 PM · 1 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, William E. Timmons, and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:27 pm to 5:29 pm.
  • 441-022 5:27 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:27 pm to 5:29 pm.
  • 441-023 5:29 PM · 1 hr 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:29 pm to 7:14 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 441-020, 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/441-020 (accessed October 12, 2026).