Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 443 › Conversation 443-024

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Administrative…

Wednesday, June 6, 1973 · 4:46 PM–4:51 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 28 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation443-024 on Tape 443StartWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 4:46 PMEndWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 4:51 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 443-024 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consults with a White House operator regarding a pending communication, expressing frustration over a specific individual's lack of cooperation. The President concludes that he must initiate a follow-up call himself to resolve the matter. The brief exchange highlights the administrative challenges Nixon faced in managing sensitive outreach and personal communications.

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I better call him back.
Thank you, because he won't ever help me.

NARA Description

On June 6, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:46 pm to 4:51 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 443-024 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 443-24

Date: June 6, 1973
Time: 4:46 pm - 4:51 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 39-117]
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Also recorded on June 6, 1973

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  • 443-023 4:44 PM · 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 4:44 pm and 4:46 pm.
  • 443-038 4:44 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 4:44 pm and 4:46 pm.
  • 039-117 4:46 PM · 29 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 4:46 pm.
  • 039-118 4:51 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:51 pm.
  • 039-119 4:51 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:51 pm and 4:56 pm.
  • 443-025 4:51 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:51 pm.
  • 443-026 4:51 PM · 12 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 4:51 pm and 4:56 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 443-024, June 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/443-024 (accessed September 28, 2026).