Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 442 › Conversation 442-016
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Monday, June 4, 1973 · 1:00 PM–1:23 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone connection. This brief interaction served administrative purposes to establish a line for the President. No substantive policy discussions or policy decisions were recorded during this exchange.
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NARA Description
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 1:00 pm and 1:23 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 442-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 442-016
Date: June 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:00 pm and 1:23 pm
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 32 (.pdf page 36) 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.]
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
[See also Conversation No. 039-066]
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[End transcribed portion]Also recorded on June 4, 1973
- 039-064 12:35 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 12:51 pm.
- 039-065 12:51 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 12:51 pm to 12:52 pm.
- 442-013 12:51 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:51 pm to 12:52 pm.
- 442-014 12:55 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:55 pm to 1:00 pm.
- 039-066 1:00 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:23 pm.
- 442-015 1:00 PM · 46 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 1:00 pm and 1:23 pm.
- 039-067 1:23 PM · 1 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:23 pm to 1:25 pm.
- 442-017 1:23 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:23 pm to 1:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 442-016, 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/442-016 (accessed October 1, 2026).