Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 448 › Conversation 448-016

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on climate control

Wednesday, July 11, 1973 · 1:20 PM–2:51 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation448-016 on Tape 448StartWednesday, July 11, 1973 at 1:20 PMEndWednesday, July 11, 1973 at 2:51 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 448-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon requested that the White House operator lower the room temperature by two degrees. The operator acknowledged the directive and instructed the President to remain on the line. This brief exchange reflects routine administrative management of the President's immediate environment.

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Drop two degrees.
Hold on.

NARA Description

On July 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 1:20 pm and 2:51 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 448-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 448-16

Date: July 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:10 pm and 2:28 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 448-16 (cont’d)

The President talked with the White House operator

[See Conversation No. 41-60]

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  • 041-060 1:10 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 2:28 pm.
  • 448-015 1:20 PM · 11 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 1:20 pm and 2:51 pm.
  • 041-061 2:28 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:28 pm to 2:34 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 448-016, July 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/448-016 (accessed October 10, 2026).