Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 444 › Conversation 444-021

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

Tuesday, June 12, 1973 · 1:41 PM–2:54 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation444-021 on Tape 444StartTuesday, June 12, 1973 at 1:41 PMEndTuesday, June 12, 1973 at 2:54 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 444-021 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief exchange focused exclusively on coordinating communication logistics. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this interaction.

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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 1:41 pm and 2:54 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 444-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 444-21

Date: June 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:41 pm and 2:54 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 40-34]

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.
  • 040-032 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.
  • 444-017 1:16 PM · 11 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 1:16 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.
  • 040-034 1:41 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:41 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 444-020 1:41 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 1:41 pm and 2:54 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 444-021, 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/444-021 (accessed October 9, 2026).