Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 313 › Conversation 313-004

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential movement

Monday, January 10, 1972 · 1:42 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation313-004 on Tape 313 (tape position 00:02:34–00:03:21)StartMonday, January 10, 1972 at 1:42 PMEndMonday, January 10, 1972 at 1:42 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 313-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to determine the correct route to his next destination within the Executive Office Building. The brief exchange focused primarily on logistical navigation as the President prepared to transition to a subsequent meeting. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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NARA Description

On January 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:42 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 313-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 313-4

Date: January 10, 1972
Time: 1:42 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 18-32]

Also recorded on January 10, 1972

  • 313-001 1:34 PM · 29 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 1:34 pm and 1:42 pm.
  • 313-002 1:34 PM · 7 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 1:34 pm and 1:42 pm.
  • 313-003 1:34 PM · 6 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 1:34 pm and 1:42 pm.
  • 018-032 1:42 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:42 pm.
  • 018-033 1:42 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:42 pm and 2:36 pm.
  • 018-034 1:42 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:42 pm and 2:36 pm.
  • 313-005 1:42 PM · 29 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 1:42 pm and 2:36 pm.
  • 313-006 1:42 PM · 8 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 1:42 pm and 2:36 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 313-004, January 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/313-004 (accessed September 29, 2026).