Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 312 › Conversation 312-028
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Tuesday, January 11, 1972 · 3:49 PM–4:02 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a standard administrative precursor to initiating communication with an external party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions occurred during this brief operational exchange.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On January 11, 1972, 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 3:49 pm and 4:02 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 312-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 312-28 Date: January 11, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:49 pm and 4:02 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 18-67]
Also recorded on January 11, 1972
- 018-066 3:43 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 3:43 pm to 3:49 pm.
- 312-026 3:43 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:43 pm to 3:49 pm.
- 018-067 3:49 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 4:02 pm.
- 312-027 3:49 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 4:02 pm.
- 018-068 4:02 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 4:02 pm to 4:03 pm.
- 312-029 4:02 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:02 pm to 4:03 pm.
- 018-069 4:03 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:03 pm and 4:05 pm.
- 312-030 4:03 PM · 9 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 4:03 pm and 4:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 312-028, January 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/312-028 (accessed September 29, 2026).