Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 447 › Conversation 447-018
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telephone protocols
Tuesday, June 19, 1973 · 1:52 PM–1:54 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 27 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief exchange focused on coordinating communication logistics, resulting in the President's decision to personally contact an unnamed individual. This interaction served primarily as a logistical step for the President to initiate a private conversation.
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NARA Description
On June 19, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:52 pm and 1:54 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 447-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 447-18
Date: June 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:52 pm and 1:54 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The White House operator talked with the President.
[See Conversation 41-14]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 447-40 (cont’d)Also recorded on June 19, 1973
- 041-013 1:52 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:52 pm.
- 041-014 1:52 PM · 26 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:52 pm and 1:54 pm.
- 447-017 1:52 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:52 pm.
- 041-015 1:54 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:36 pm.
- 447-019 1:54 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:54 pm.
- 447-020 1:54 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:00 pm.
- 447-021 1:54 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:00 pm.
- 447-022 2:00 PM · 58 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:00 pm to 2:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 447-018, June 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/447-018 (accessed October 9, 2026).