Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 442 › Conversation 442-025
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Monday, June 4, 1973 · 1:55 PM–1:58 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone connection. The brief exchange served as a routine procedural step to initiate a call to an unidentified party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief administrative interaction.
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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 1:55 pm and 1:58 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 442-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 442-025
Date: June 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:55 pm and 1:58 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 40 (.pdf page 44). 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. 039-074]
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
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[End transcribed portion]Also recorded on June 4, 1973
- 039-074 1:55 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:55 pm and 1:58 pm.
- 442-024 1:55 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:55 pm and 1:58 pm.
- 039-075 1:58 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:58 pm to 2:00 pm.
- 442-026 1:58 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:58 pm to 2:00 pm.
- 039-076 2:00 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 2:27 pm.
- 442-027 2:00 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 2:27 pm.
- 442-028 2:00 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 2:27 pm.
- 442-029 2:00 PM · 8 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 2:00 pm and 2:27 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 442-025, 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/442-025 (accessed October 1, 2026).