Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 311 › Conversation 311-047
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Sunday, January 2, 1972 · 3:50 PM–3:58 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal communication with the White House operator to discuss logistical arrangements or personal observations regarding an ongoing telephone exchange. The conversation lacks a formal policy agenda and appears to be a procedural check-in or a continuation of a previous interaction. No significant policy decisions or strategic shifts were recorded during this brief engagement.
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 3:50 pm and 3:58 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 311-047 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 311-47 Date: January 2, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:50 pm and 3:58 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 17-147]
Also recorded on January 2, 1972
- 017-145 3:36 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:36 pm and 3:40 pm.
- 311-045 3:36 PM · 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 3:36 pm and 3:40 pm.
- 017-146 3:40 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 3:40 pm to 3:50 pm.
- 311-046 3:40 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:40 pm to 3:50 pm.
- 017-147 3:50 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:50 pm and 3:58 pm.
- 017-148 3:58 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:58 pm to 4:07 pm.
- 311-048 3:58 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:58 pm to 4:07 pm.
- 017-149 4:07 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 6:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 311-047, 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/311-047 (accessed October 12, 2026).