Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 444 › Conversation 444-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator

Monday, June 11, 1973 · 1:16 PM–1:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation444-001 on Tape 444StartMonday, June 11, 1973 at 1:16 PMEndMonday, June 11, 1973 at 1:20 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 444-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon interacted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief exchange served exclusively as a logistical step to establish a connection with another party. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions occurred during this brief communication.

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NARA Description

On June 11, 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 1:16 pm and 1:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 444-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 444-1

Date: June 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and 1:20 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 40-4]

Also recorded on June 11, 1973

  • 935-012 12:36 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:40 pm.
  • 935-013 12:36 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:40 pm.
  • 935-014 12:40 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 12:50 pm.
  • 935-015 12:50 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:50 pm to 1:12 pm.
  • 040-004 1:16 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:20 pm.
  • 040-005 1:20 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:20 pm to 1:21 pm.
  • 444-002 1:20 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:20 pm to 1:21 pm.
  • 040-006 2:13 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:13 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 444-001, June 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/444-001 (accessed September 28, 2026).