Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 318 › Conversation 318-009
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telecommunications
Wednesday, February 2, 1972 · 1:40 PM–1:48 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon interacted with a White House operator to facilitate a routine communication task, likely involving the processing of a long-distance or billed telephone call. The exchange centers on the administrative formalities of placing an operator-assisted call and addressing the associated toll charges. No significant policy discussions or strategic developments occurred during this brief procedural interaction.
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NARA Description
On February 2, 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 1:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 318-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 318-9 Date: February 2, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:40 pm and 1:48 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 20-20]
Also recorded on February 2, 1972
- 020-020 1:40 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 1:48 pm.
- 318-008 1:40 PM · 6 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 1:40 pm and 1:48 pm.
- 318-010 1:40 PM · 13 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 1:40 pm and 1:48 pm.
- 020-021 1:48 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:48 pm.
- 318-011 1:48 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:48 pm.
- 020-022 1:50 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:50 pm.
- 318-012 1:50 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:50 pm.
- 318-013 1:50 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 1:56 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 318-009, February 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/318-009 (accessed October 13, 2026).