Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 311 › Conversation 311-032

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential operations

Sunday, January 2, 1972 · 10:17 AM–10:27 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation311-032 on Tape 311 (tape position 02:04:40–02:04:51)StartSunday, January 2, 1972 at 10:17 AMEndSunday, January 2, 1972 at 10:27 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 311-032 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing communication. This brief interaction served as a logistical step to initiate a telephone connection required for the President's official duties. No substantive policy matters or political discussions were addressed during this exchange.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On January 2, 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 10:17 am and 10:27 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 311-032 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 311-32

Date: January 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:17 am and 10:27 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 17-136]

Also recorded on January 2, 1972

  • 017-136 10:17 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:17 am and 10:27 am.
  • 017-137 10:27 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 10:27 am to 10:34 am.
  • 311-033 10:27 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:27 am to 10:34 am.
  • 017-138 10:34 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 12:12 pm.
  • 311-034 10:34 AM · 15 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 10:34 am and 12:12 pm.
  • 311-035 10:34 AM · 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 10:34 am and 12:12 pm.
  • 311-036 10:34 AM · 11 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 10:34 am and 12:12 pm.
  • 017-139 12:12 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:12 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 311-032, January 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/311-032 (accessed October 12, 2026).