Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 318 › Conversation 318-001

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

Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 3:23 PM–3:29 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation318-001 on Tape 318 (tape position 00:00:54–00:01:29)StartWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 3:23 PMEndWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 3:29 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 318-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call. The exchange is brief, serving strictly as a logistical interaction to establish a connection with an unspecified party. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions are recorded during this brief communication.

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Hold some place.

NARA Description

On January 26, 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 3:23 pm and 3:29 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 318-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 318-1

Date: January 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:23 pm and 3:29 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 19-107]

Also recorded on January 26, 1972

  • 656-028 3:20 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:20 pm and 3:23 pm.
  • 656-029 3:20 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:20 pm and 3:23 pm.
  • 318-002 3:23 PM · 4 min — 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 3:23 pm and 3:29 pm.
  • 656-030 3:23 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:23 pm and 5:01 pm.
  • 019-108 3:29 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:29 pm to 3:35 pm.
  • 318-003 3:29 PM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Bryce N. Harlow, Frank Stanton, and William H. Carruthers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:29 pm to 4:20 pm.
  • 019-109 3:35 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:58 pm.
  • 019-110 3:35 PM · 7 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Bryce N. Harlow talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:58 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 318-001, January 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/318-001 (accessed October 6, 2026).