Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 447 › Conversation 447-037

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telecommunications

Thursday, June 21, 1973 · 5:20 PM–5:21 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation447-037 on Tape 447StartThursday, June 21, 1973 at 5:20 PMEndThursday, June 21, 1973 at 5:21 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 447-037 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator in his Old Executive Office Building workspace to initiate an outgoing phone call. The brief exchange consists of logistical communication regarding the placement of the call. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions were recorded during this brief interaction.

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NARA Description

On June 21, 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 5:20 pm and 5:21 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 447-037 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 447-37

Date: June 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:20 pm and 5:21 pm
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 447-40 (cont’d)

Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 41-29]

Also recorded on June 21, 1973

  • 041-027 4:12 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 5:18 pm.
  • 041-028 5:18 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 5:18 pm to 5:20 pm.
  • 447-036 5:18 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:18 pm to 5:20 pm.
  • 041-029 5:20 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:20 pm and 5:21 pm.
  • 041-030 5:21 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:21 pm to 5:22 pm.
  • 447-038 5:21 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:21 pm to 5:22 pm.
  • 447-039 5:22 PM · 16 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 5:22 pm and 7:05 pm.
  • 447-040 5:22 PM · 1 hr 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:22 pm and 7:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 447-037, June 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/447-037 (accessed October 10, 2026).