Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 315 › Conversation 315-007
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Monday, January 17, 1972 · 3:10 PM–3:16 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a logistical step to connect the President with another party for official communications. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions occurred 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 3:10 pm and 3:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 315-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 315-7 Date: January 17, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:10 pm and 3:16 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 18-92]
Also recorded on January 17, 1972
- 018-089 2:39 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:39 pm to 2:43 pm.
- 018-090 2:43 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:43 pm and 2:47 pm.
- 315-005 2:43 PM · 17 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 2:43 pm and 2:47 pm.
- 018-091 2:47 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:47 pm to 3:10 pm.
- 315-006 2:47 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:47 pm to 3:10 pm.
- 018-092 3:10 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:16 pm.
- 018-093 3:16 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 3:16 pm to 3:34 pm.
- 315-008 3:16 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:16 pm to 3:34 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 315-007, 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/315-007 (accessed September 30, 2026).