Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 442 › Conversation 442-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Administrative…

Monday, June 4, 1973 · 10:16 AM–11:19 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation442-002 on Tape 442StartMonday, June 4, 1973 at 10:16 AMEndMonday, June 4, 1973 at 11:19 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 442-002 ↗

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This brief interaction served administrative and communication purposes, typical of the President’s routine efforts to place outgoing calls. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief exchange.

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On June 4, 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 10:16 am and 11:19 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 442-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 442-002

Date: June 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:16 am and 11:19 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was initially prepared for the
Watergate Special Prosecution Force (WSPF) and can be found in Record Group (RG) 460, Box
172, “Transcript Prepared by the Impeachment Inquiry Staff for the House Judiciary
Committee…,” page 1 (.pdf page 1). The Nixon Presidential Materials Staff reviewed the
transcript and made changes as necessary. This transcript has been reviewed under the
provisions of the Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act of 1974 (PRMPA).
The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]

[See also Conversation No. 039-060]

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

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  • 039-059 9:38 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:38 am to 9:40 am.
  • 441-007 9:38 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:38 am to 9:40 am.
  • 441-008 9:40 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 10:05 am.
  • 441-009 10:05 AM · 41 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 10:05 am and 11:19 am.
  • 039-060 10:16 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 11:19 am.
  • 442-001 10:16 AM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 11:19 am.
  • 039-061 11:19 AM · 11 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 11:19 am.
  • 442-003 11:19 AM · 10 sec — unknown person(s) and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:19 am and 11:24 am.

Conversation 442-002, June 4, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/442-002 (accessed October 1, 2026).