Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 836 › Conversation 836-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on administrative…

Tuesday, January 9, 1973 · 8:28 AM ET · Oval Office · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation836-002 on Tape 836StartTuesday, January 9, 1973 at 8:28 AMEndTuesday, January 9, 1973 at 8:28 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 836-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, routine administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate communication. This exchange functioned primarily as a procedural check for connectivity within the White House switchboard system. No substantive policy matters or executive decisions were addressed during this brief connection.

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Oh, thank you.
Thank you very much.

NARA Description

On January 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:28 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 836-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 836-2

Date: January 9, 1973
Time: 8:28 am
Location: Oval Office

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 35-102]

Also recorded on January 9, 1973

  • 035-101 8:24 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:24 am and 8:28 am.
  • 836-001 8:24 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:24 am and 8:28 am.
  • 035-102 8:28 AM · 20 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 8:28 am.
  • 836-003 8:28 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:28 am and 8:56 am.
  • 836-004 8:28 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:28 am and 8:56 am.
  • 836-005 8:56 AM · 40 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, unknown person(s), and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:56 am to 9:37 am.
  • 836-006 9:34 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, Stephen B. Bull, and John J. McFall met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:34 am to 10:05 am.
  • 035-103 10:02 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John J. McFall talked on the telephone from 10:02 am to 10:03 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 836-002, January 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/836-002 (accessed October 11, 2026).