Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 314 › Conversation 314-012

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Sapphire

Thursday, January 13, 1972 · 4:12 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation314-012 on Tape 314 (tape position 01:31:07–01:32:12)StartThursday, January 13, 1972 at 4:12 PMEndThursday, January 13, 1972 at 4:12 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 314-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator regarding a business entity associated with the codename 'Sapphire.' The brief interaction served to facilitate communication or information gathering related to this specific corporate interest. No further substantive policy decisions were recorded during this exchange.

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That's one of Sapphire's companies you'll be interested in.

NARA Description

On January 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:12 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 314-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 314-012
Date: January 18, 1972
Time: 4:12 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 18-6]

Also recorded on January 13, 1972

  • 314-010 3:45 PM · 7 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 3:45 pm and 4:12 pm.
  • 314-011 3:45 PM · 1 min — 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 3:45 pm and 4:12 pm.
  • 018-085 3:50 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 3:50 pm to 3:52 pm.
  • 314-006 3:50 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:50 pm to 3:52 pm.
  • 314-007 3:52 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:52 pm and 3:55 pm.
  • 314-008 3:52 PM · 13 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 3:52 pm and 3:55 pm.
  • 314-009 3:55 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and John V. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:55 pm to 4:15 pm.
  • 314-013 4:15 PM · 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William L. Safire, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:15 pm to 5:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 314-012, January 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/314-012 (accessed September 29, 2026).