Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 444 › Conversation 444-017
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House…
Tuesday, June 12, 1973 · 1:16 PM–1:24 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, routine administrative exchange with a White House operator. The conversation served as a functional interaction to facilitate telephonic communication. No significant policy matters or substantive political developments were addressed during this brief contact.
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NARA Description
On June 12, 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 1:24 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 444-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 444-17 Date: June 12, 1973 Time: 1:16 pm - 1:24 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 40-32]
Also recorded on June 12, 1973
- 040-030 1:15 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:15 pm.
- 040-031 1:15 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft talked on the telephone from 1:15 pm to 1:16 pm.
- 444-015 1:15 PM · 9 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 1:15 pm and 1:16 pm.
- 444-016 1:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:15 pm to 1:16 pm.
- 040-032 1:16 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:24 pm.
- 444-018 1:16 PM · 5 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 1:16 pm and 1:24 pm.
- 040-033 1:24 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:24 pm to 1:41 pm.
- 444-019 1:24 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:24 pm to 1:41 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 444-017, June 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/444-017 (accessed September 28, 2026).