Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 311 › Conversation 311-036
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House…
Sunday, January 2, 1972 · 10:34 AM–12:12 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon initiated a brief communication with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection. The primary purpose of the exchange was to coordinate an external call, reflecting the routine administrative procedures used to manage the President's communications. No further substantive policy matters or decisions were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.
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 10:34 am and 12:12 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 311-036 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 311-36 Date: January 2, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:34 am and 12:12 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 17-138]
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.
- 311-032 10:17 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 10:17 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.
- 017-139 12:12 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:12 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 311-036, 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/311-036 (accessed September 18, 2026).