Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 839 › Conversation 839-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Administrative…

Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 8:30 AM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation839-003 on Tape 839StartTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 8:30 AMEndTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 8:30 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 839-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate official communication. This exchange reflects the standard procedural operations required to manage incoming and outgoing calls within the Oval Office. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief contact.

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NARA Description

On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:30 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 839-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 839-3

Date: January 23, 1973
Time: 8:30 am
Location: Oval Office

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 36-62]
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  • 036-062 8:30 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:30 am.
  • 839-004 8:30 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:32 am.
  • 839-005 8:32 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 8:52 am.
  • 036-063 8:55 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William S. White talked on the telephone from 8:55 am to 9:03 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 839-003, January 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/839-003 (accessed October 11, 2026).