Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 833 › Conversation 833-006

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on telephony

Thursday, January 4, 1973 · 8:50 AM–8:53 AM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation833-006 on Tape 833StartThursday, January 4, 1973 at 8:50 AMEndThursday, January 4, 1973 at 8:53 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 833-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This routine engagement served to initiate a communication bridge for an unrecorded or separate external discussion. No substantive policy matters or major strategic decisions were documented during this short exchange.

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NARA Description

On January 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 8:53 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 833-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 833-6

Date: January 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:50 am and 8:53 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 35-81]

Also recorded on January 4, 1973

  • 035-080 8:46 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:46 am to 8:50 am.
  • 833-004 8:46 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 8:50 am.
  • 035-081 8:50 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 8:53 am.
  • 833-005 8:50 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 8:53 am.
  • 035-082 8:53 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:53 am to 8:55 am.
  • 833-007 8:53 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:53 am and 8:55 am.
  • 833-008 8:53 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:53 am and 9:03 am.
  • 035-083 8:55 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 am and 9:03 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 833-006, January 4, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/833-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).