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Nixon & Warren on White House staff morale and Personnel management

Thursday, June 7, 1973 · 1:43 PM–1:46 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Warren, Gerald L.Conversation441-027 on Tape 441StartThursday, June 7, 1973 at 1:43 PMEndThursday, June 7, 1973 at 1:46 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 441-027 ↗

President Nixon met with Deputy Press Secretary Gerald Warren for a brief discussion regarding the internal pressures and frustrations facing White House staff. The conversation focused on the exhaustion and morale challenges resulting from ongoing administrative difficulties. No major policy decisions were reached, as the exchange primarily served as an informal check-in on the staff's ability to cope with persistent operational stressors.

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How did they raise the key?
Alright, I know who it was.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, boy.
Thank you.
These people here, they get tired of the pain.
They get frustrated.
They have to run it under something else.
They have all these problems going on.
They have to deal with it.
They have to deal with it.
They have to deal with it.
Okay.

On June 7, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald L. Warren met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:43 pm to 1:46 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 441-027 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 441-27

Date: June 7, 1973
Time: 1:43 pm - 1:46 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Gerald Warren.

[See Conversation No. 39-133]
  • 039-131 1:35 PM · 13 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 1:35 pm.
  • 039-132 1:35 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:43 pm.
  • 441-025 1:35 PM · 12 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:35 pm.
  • 441-026 1:35 PM · 9 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 1:35 pm and 1:43 pm.
  • 039-133 1:43 PM · 3 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald L. Warren talked on the telephone from 1:43 pm to 1:46 pm.
  • 441-028 1:48 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 1:52 pm.
  • 039-134 1:52 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:52 pm and 1:57 pm.
  • 441-029 1:52 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:52 pm and 1:57 pm.

Conversation 441-027, June 7, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/441-027 (accessed October 12, 2026).