Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 310 › Conversation 310-013

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential environment

Thursday, December 23, 1971 · 1:20 PM–1:25 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation310-013 on Tape 310 (tape position 00:19:07–00:19:27)StartThursday, December 23, 1971 at 1:20 PMEndThursday, December 23, 1971 at 1:25 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 310-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directed the White House operator to close the doors of his office in the Old Executive Office Building. He expressed a desire to proceed with his agenda and complained about the temperature within the room. This brief interaction reflects the logistical management of the President's immediate working environment.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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19:19Close them, please.
19:20I think I'll go forward now.
19:22It's kind of fucking hot in here.

NARA Description

On December 23, 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 1:20 pm and 1:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 310-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 310-13

Date: December 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:20 pm and 1:25 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 17-1]

Also recorded on December 23, 1971

  • 017-001 12:09 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 1:25 pm.
  • 641-010 12:27 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, unknown person(s), and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:27 pm to 1:15 pm.
  • 310-014 1:20 PM · 35 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 1:20 pm and 1:25 pm.
  • 310-015 1:20 PM · 40 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 1:20 pm and 1:25 pm.
  • 017-002 1:25 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 1:25 pm to 1:26 pm.
  • 310-016 1:25 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:25 pm to 1:26 pm.
  • 017-003 1:26 PM · 37 sec — Charles W. Colson and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:26 pm and 2:40 pm.
  • 310-017 1:40 PM · 1 hr 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Joan Hall, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:40 pm to 2:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 310-013, December 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/310-013 (accessed October 11, 2026).