Nixon White House TapesTape 311 › Conversation 311-022

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House…

Saturday, January 1, 1972 · 2:43 PM–3:56 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation311-022 on Tape 311 (tape position 00:41:24–00:41:38)StartSaturday, January 1, 1972 at 2:43 PMEndSaturday, January 1, 1972 at 3:56 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 311-022 ↗

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to verify information he had gathered regarding a specific matter. The brief exchange focused on confirming the accuracy of details he had obtained, though the specific nature of the subject remains undocumented. No significant policy decisions or further actions were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.

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41:41On that date, I've gotten all the information.

On January 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:43 pm to 3:56 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 311-022 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 311-22

Date: January 1, 1972
Time: 2:43 pm - 3:56 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 17-131]
  • 017-130 2:42 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Abplanalp talked on the telephone from 2:42 pm to 2:43 pm.
  • 311-021 2:42 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Abplanalp met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:42 pm to 2:43 pm.
  • 017-131 2:43 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:43 pm and 3:56 pm.
  • 017-132 2:43 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:43 pm and 3:56 pm.
  • 017-133 2:43 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:43 pm and 3:56 pm.
  • 311-023 2:43 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:43 pm and 3:56 pm.
  • 311-024 2:43 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:43 pm and 3:56 pm.
  • 311-025 2:43 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:43 pm and 3:56 pm.

Conversation 311-022, January 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/311-022 (accessed September 19, 2026).