Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 833 › Conversation 833-008

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Paul Martin

Thursday, January 4, 1973 · 8:53 AM–9:03 AM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation833-008 on Tape 833StartThursday, January 4, 1973 at 8:53 AMEndThursday, January 4, 1973 at 9:03 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 833-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Paul Martin, a journalist affiliated with U.S. News and World Report. The brief exchange served solely to facilitate this communication request. No further substantive policy matters or decisions were discussed during this interaction.

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You'll get me Mr. Paul Martin.
He works for the U.S. News and World Report.

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 8:53 am and 9:03 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 833-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 833-8
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                         Conversation No. 833-21 (cont’d)

Date: January 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:53 am and 9:03 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 35-83]

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.
  • 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.
  • 833-006 8:50 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 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.
  • 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.
  • 833-009 8:55 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:55 am and 9:03 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 833-008, 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/833-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).