Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 831 › Conversation 831-014
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on telecommunications
Wednesday, January 3, 1973 · 2:52 PM–2:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served an administrative purpose to establish a connection with a party outside the Oval Office. No substantive policy discussions or decisions were recorded during this brief bridge to a separate conversation.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On January 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:52 pm and 2:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 831-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 831-14 Date: January 3, 1973 Time: Unknown between 2:52 pm and 2:59 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 35-74]
Also recorded on January 3, 1973
- 035-073 2:48 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard A. Moore talked on the telephone from 2:48 pm to 2:52 pm.
- 831-011 2:48 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard A. Moore met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:48 pm to 2:52 pm.
- 035-074 2:52 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:52 pm and 2:59 pm.
- 831-012 2:52 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:52 pm and 2:59 pm.
- 831-013 2:52 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:52 pm and 2:59 pm.
- 831-015 2:52 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:52 pm and 2:59 pm.
- 035-075 2:59 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, and Thomas P. ("Tip") O'Neill, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:59 pm to 3:03 pm.
- 831-016 2:59 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thomas P. ("Tip") O'Neill, Jr., and Gerald R. Ford met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:59 pm and 3:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 831-014, January 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/831-014 (accessed October 12, 2026).