Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 312 › Conversation 312-020

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Tuesday, January 11, 1972 · 12:21 PM–12:29 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation312-020 on Tape 312 (tape position 01:41:29–01:41:39)StartTuesday, January 11, 1972 at 12:21 PMEndTuesday, January 11, 1972 at 12:29 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 312-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief, routine communication with the White House operator to facilitate a follow-up call. The interaction primarily served to manage telephonic logistics for subsequent executive business. No substantive policy matters or major strategic decisions were discussed during this short exchange.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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1:41:41That's good.

NARA Description

On January 11, 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 12:21 pm and 12:29 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 312-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 312-20

Date: January 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:21 pm and 12:29 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 18-63]

Also recorded on January 11, 1972

  • 645-005 12:16 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:16 pm to 12:21 pm.
  • 018-063 12:21 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:29 pm.
  • 312-018 12:21 PM · 17 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 12:21 pm and 12:29 pm.
  • 312-019 12:21 PM · 1 min — 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 12:21 pm and 12:29 pm.
  • 645-006 12:21 PM · 36 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 645-007 12:21 PM · 28 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 018-064 12:29 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:29 pm to 12:35 pm.
  • 312-021 12:29 PM · 1 hr 55 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:29 pm to 2:39 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 312-020, January 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/312-020 (accessed September 29, 2026).