Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 315 › Conversation 315-010

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on personal communication

Monday, January 17, 1972 · 1:40 PM–1:43 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation315-010 on Tape 315 (tape position 00:39:11–00:39:29)StartMonday, January 17, 1972 at 1:40 PMEndMonday, January 17, 1972 at 1:43 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 315-010 ↗

President Nixon speaks briefly with the White House operator to confirm the recent return of an individual named Tina from Spain. This short interaction serves primarily as a status update regarding a personal acquaintance's travel schedule. No significant policy decisions or official White House actions were transacted during the exchange.

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39:26Tina got back from Spain last yesterday afternoon.

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 1:40 pm and 1:43 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 315-010 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 315-10

Date: January 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:40 pm and 1:43 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 19-7]
  • 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.
  • 315-011 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.
  • 315-013 1:44 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 1:44 pm and 1:50 pm.
  • 315-014 1:50 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Marjorie P. Acker, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:50 pm to 2:15 pm.

Conversation 315-010, 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/315-010 (accessed September 29, 2026).