Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 310 › Conversation 310-008
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Muriel L. Hartley
Saturday, December 18, 1971 · 2:32 PM–2:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Muriel L. Hartley. The operator provided assistance in locating Hartley, who was reportedly still in her room at the time of the request. This brief interaction served as a logistical coordination to initiate a private communication.
- Muriel L. Hartley
- White House operations
- Telephone communications
- Presidential logistics
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On December 18, 1971, 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 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 310-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 310-8
Date: December 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 16-112]
Request for a call to Muriel L. HartleyAlso recorded on December 18, 1971
- 639-031 2:31 PM · 33 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 310-001 2:32 PM · 18 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 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-002 2:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-003 2:32 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-004 2:32 PM · 39 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 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-005 2:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-006 2:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-007 2:32 PM · 49 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 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 310-008, December 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/310-008 (accessed October 10, 2026).