Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 317 › Conversation 317-014

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Congressman Frank

Monday, January 24, 1972 · 3:32 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation317-014 on Tape 317 (tape position 01:26:41–01:27:13)StartMonday, January 24, 1972 at 3:32 PMEndMonday, January 24, 1972 at 3:32 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 317-014 ↗

President Nixon directs the White House operator to contact Congressman Frank to communicate the details of a specific offer. The discussion focuses on facilitating political outreach or legislative coordination through an intermediary. This brief administrative exchange serves as a logistical instruction for managing executive-congressional communications.

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Yes, and you can get Congressman Frank told what the offer is.

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 3:32 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 317-014 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 317-014

Date: January 24, 1972
Time: 3:32 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 19-47]
  • 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.
  • 317-013 3:29 PM · 7 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 3:29 pm and 3:32 pm.
  • 019-047 3:32 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:32 pm.
  • 317-015 3:35 PM · 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Frank T. Bow, Adele (Langston) Rogers, Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, William L. Safire, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:35 pm to 4:20 pm.
  • 019-048 3:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Frank T. Bow talked on the telephone from 3:36 pm to 3:38 pm.
  • 019-049 3:46 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Adele (Langston) Rogers talked on the telephone from 3:46 pm to 3:47 pm.

Conversation 317-014, 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/317-014 (accessed September 26, 2026).