Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 311 › Conversation 311-011
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Administrative logistics
Saturday, January 1, 1972 · 9:40 AM–10:28 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with a White House operator while stationed in the Old Executive Office Building. Given the absence of a transcript, the specific nature of the request remains unrecorded, though it serves as a routine example of presidential communication with executive staff. No substantive policy decisions or historical developments were documented in this brief exchange.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On January 1, 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 9:40 am and 10:28 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 311-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 311-11 Date: January 1, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:40 am and 10:28 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 17-122]
Also recorded on January 1, 1972
- 017-122 9:40 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 10:28 am.
- 017-123 10:28 AM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Fina Sanchez talked on the telephone from 10:28 am to 10:29 am.
- 311-012 10:28 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Fina Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:28 am to 10:29 am.
- 017-124 10:29 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:29 am and 10:57 am.
- 311-013 10:29 AM · 14 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 10:29 am and 10:57 am.
- 017-125 10:57 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:57 am to 11:19 am.
- 311-014 10:57 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:57 am to 11:19 am.
- 017-126 11:54 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 2:42 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 311-011, January 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/311-011 (accessed October 11, 2026).