Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 313 › Conversation 313-020
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telecommunications
Monday, January 10, 1972 · 3:25 PM–3:31 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a communication bridge. He specifically requested to be connected to Dr. Berry. The brief interaction focused solely on initiating this external telephone contact.
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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 an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:31 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 313-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 313-20 Date: January 10, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:25 pm and 3:31 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 18-39]
Also recorded on January 10, 1972
- 313-017 3:15 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:15 pm to 3:25 pm.
- 018-039 3:25 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:31 pm.
- 313-018 3:25 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:31 pm.
- 313-019 3:25 PM · 3 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 3:25 pm and 3:31 pm.
- 018-040 3:31 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 3:42 pm.
- 313-021 3:31 PM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William F. ("Billy") Graham, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Melvin R. Laird met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 5:11 pm.
- 018-041 3:34 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 3:42 pm.
- 018-042 3:34 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 3:42 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 313-020, 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/313-020 (accessed September 29, 2026).