Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 315 › Conversation 315-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator

Monday, January 17, 1972 · 1:25 PM–2:39 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation315-003 on Tape 315 (tape position 00:04:00–00:04:15)StartMonday, January 17, 1972 at 1:25 PMEndMonday, January 17, 1972 at 2:39 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 315-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The discussion served strictly administrative purposes to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy matters or significant decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On January 17, 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 1:25 pm and 2:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 315-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 315-3

Date: January 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:25 pm and 2:39 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 18-88]

Also recorded on January 17, 1972

  • 648-005 1:23 PM · 19 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 3:45 pm.
  • 018-088 1:25 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 315-001 1:25 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 315-002 1:25 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 315-009 1:40 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 1:43 pm.
  • 315-010 1:40 PM · 18 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 1:40 pm and 1:43 pm.
  • 315-011 1:43 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:43 pm to 1:44 pm.
  • 315-012 1:44 PM · 48 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 1:44 pm and 1:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 315-003, January 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/315-003 (accessed September 29, 2026).