{"conversationCode":"442-016","tapeNumber":442,"conversationNumber":16,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-442-016","startDateTime":"1973-06-04T17:00:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-06-04T17:23:00.000Z","startDate":"4-Jun-1973","startTime":"1:00 PM","endDate":"4-Jun-1973","endTime":"1:23 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","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.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 442-016\n\nDate: June 4, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 1:00 pm and 1:23 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was initially prepared for the\nWatergate Special Prosecution Force (WSPF) and can be found in Record Group (RG) 460, Box\n172, “Transcript Prepared by the Impeachment Inquiry Staff for the House Judiciary\nCommittee…,” page 32 (.pdf page 36) The Nixon Presidential Materials Staff reviewed the\ntranscript and made changes as necessary. This transcript has been reviewed under the\nprovisions of the Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act of 1974 (PRMPA).\nThe National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\n[See also Conversation No. 039-066]\n\n[Begin transcribed portion]\n\n[End transcribed portion]","filename":["442-016.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"442-015","nextCode":"442-017","transcript":[{"start":5.03,"end":5.65,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"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.","topics":["White House operations","telecommunications","administrative support","Presidential communication"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T20:26:07.309Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-operations","telecommunications","administrative-support","presidential-communication"],"audioDurationSec":13,"audioFiles":[{"file":"442-016.mp3","bytes":417792,"durationSec":12.93,"bitrate":258428,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.740Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:41.360Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/442-016.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/442-016","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/442/conversation-442-016","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}