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Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office

Thursday, October 19, 1972 · 4:19 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation370-012 on Tape 370StartThursday, October 19, 1972 at 4:19 PMEndThursday, October 19, 1972 at 4:19 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 370-012 ↗

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NARA Description

On October 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:19 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 370-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 370-12

Date: October 19, 1972
Time: 4:19 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 31-143]

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Also recorded on October 19, 1972

  • 370-010 4:15 PM · 2 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 4:15 pm and 4:19 pm.
  • 370-011 4:15 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:15 pm and 4:19 pm.
  • 031-143 4:19 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:19 pm.
  • 031-144 4:19 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:19 pm and 5:06 pm.
  • 370-013 4:20 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:20 pm to 5:00 pm.
  • 370-014 5:00 PM · 6 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 5:00 pm and 5:06 pm.
  • 031-145 5:06 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone from 5:06 pm to 5:08 pm.
  • 370-015 5:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:06 pm to 5:08 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 370-012, October 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/370-012 (accessed November 10, 2026).