Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 312 › Conversation 312-005
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator
Sunday, January 9, 1972 · 12:52 PM–12:55 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a logistical step to connect the President with a third party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions occurred during this brief exchange.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On January 9, 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 12:52 pm and 12:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 312-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 312-5 Date: January 9, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:52 pm and 12:55 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 18-18]
Also recorded on January 9, 1972
- 018-016 12:39 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 12:41 pm.
- 312-001 12:39 PM · 33 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 12:39 pm and 12:41 pm.
- 018-017 12:41 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 12:41 pm to 12:52 pm.
- 312-004 12:41 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:41 pm to 12:52 pm.
- 018-018 12:52 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:52 pm and 12:55 pm.
- 312-006 12:52 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:52 pm and 12:55 pm.
- 018-019 12:55 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:55 pm to 1:18 pm.
- 312-007 12:55 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:55 pm to 1:18 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 312-005, January 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/312-005 (accessed October 9, 2026).