Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 317 › Conversation 317-011
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telecommunications
Monday, January 24, 1972 · 3:17 PM–3:23 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone call. The exchange served as a brief administrative coordination for the President to reach an unspecified party. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this brief interaction.
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NARA Description
On January 24, 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 3:17 pm and 3:23 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 317-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 317-011 Date: January 24, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:17 pm and 3:23 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 19-44]
Also recorded on January 24, 1972
- 019-043 3:08 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 3:08 pm to 3:09 pm.
- 317-008 3:08 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:08 pm to 3:09 pm.
- 317-009 3:09 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:15 pm.
- 317-010 3:15 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:15 pm to 3:17 pm.
- 019-044 3:17 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:17 pm and 3:23 pm.
- 019-045 3:23 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 3:23 pm to 3:29 pm.
- 317-012 3:23 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:23 pm to 3:29 pm.
- 019-046 3:29 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:29 pm and 3:32 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 317-011, January 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/317-011 (accessed September 26, 2026).