Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-082

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Arthur Krock

Thursday, December 14, 1972 · 3:25 PM–3:29 PM ET · White House Telephone · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation034-082 on Tape 34StartThursday, December 14, 1972 at 3:25 PMEndThursday, December 14, 1972 at 3:29 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 034-082 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Arthur Krock, a prominent former New York Times columnist. Despite reports that Krock was currently in poor health, Nixon expressed a desire to reach him directly. The President advised the operator to consult his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to secure the necessary contact information to complete the call.

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I'm calling Mr. Arthur Kroc.
He's under the weather, but I think he can probably talk on the phone.
Arthur Kroc?
Arthur Kroc, a member of the New York Times, formerly the New York Times.
All right.
Rosemary, I think, may have this number.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On December 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-082 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 34-82

Date: December 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:25 pm and 3:29 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 383-5]

       Request for a call to Arthur Krock
            -Health
            -New York Times
            -Rose Mary Woods

Also recorded on December 14, 1972

  • 383-002 3:24 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 3:24 pm and 3:25 pm.
  • 034-081 3:25 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:25 pm.
  • 383-003 3:25 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 3:25 pm.
  • 383-004 3:25 PM · 13 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 3:25 pm and 3:29 pm.
  • 383-005 3:25 PM · 20 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 3:25 pm and 3:29 pm.
  • 383-006 3:29 PM · 2 hr 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Arthur Krock, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John A. Scali, Manolo Sanchez, John D. Ehrlichman, unknown person(s), White House operator, and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:29 pm to 6:01 pm.
  • 034-083 3:32 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Arthur Krock talked on the telephone from 3:32 pm to 3:35 pm.
  • 034-084 3:35 PM · 13 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 4:03 pm.

All 47 conversations from December 14, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 034-082, December 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-082 (accessed September 28, 2026).