Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 311 › Conversation 311-040

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Administrative…

Sunday, January 2, 1972 · 12:28 PM–12:39 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation311-040 on Tape 311 (tape position 02:16:05–02:16:24)StartSunday, January 2, 1972 at 12:28 PMEndSunday, January 2, 1972 at 12:39 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 311-040 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief administrative call with the White House operator from his office in the Old Executive Office Building. While the specific nature of the request remains unrecorded, the interaction follows standard protocols for the President to initiate telephonic communications. No policy decisions or substantive political developments were documented during this short 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 12:28 pm and 12:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 311-040 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 311-40

Date: January 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:28 pm and 12:39 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 17-141]

Also recorded on January 2, 1972

  • 017-139 12:12 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:12 pm.
  • 311-037 12:12 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:12 pm.
  • 311-038 12:12 PM · 33 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 12:12 pm and 12:24 pm.
  • 017-140 12:24 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 12:24 pm to 12:28 pm.
  • 311-039 12:24 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:24 pm to 12:28 pm.
  • 017-141 12:28 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:28 pm and 12:39 pm.
  • 017-142 12:39 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 12:39 pm to 12:48 pm.
  • 311-041 12:39 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:39 pm to 12:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 311-040, 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/311-040 (accessed October 12, 2026).