Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 320 › Conversation 320-023

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office

Tuesday, February 8, 1972 · 2:51 PM–2:54 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation320-023 on Tape 320 (tape position 00:45:37–00:46:07)StartTuesday, February 8, 1972 at 2:51 PMEndTuesday, February 8, 1972 at 2:54 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 320-023 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417185783 ↗

A 17-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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On February 8, 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 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 320-023 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 320-23

Date: February 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See also Conversation No. 20-65]

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Hello.
Hello.
Hello.
That's all right.
Sure.
  • 020-063 2:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hugh Scott talked on the telephone from 2:49 pm to 2:51 pm.
  • 320-019 2:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hugh Scott met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:49 pm to 2:51 pm.
  • 020-064 2:51 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 020-065 2:51 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 320-020 2:51 PM · 12 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 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 320-021 2:51 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 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 320-022 2:51 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 020-066 2:54 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Earl B. Ruth talked on the telephone from 2:54 pm to 2:56 pm.

Conversation 320-023, February 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417185783). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/320-023 (accessed November 15, 2026).