Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 319 › Conversation 319-013

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Interpersonal relations

Monday, February 7, 1972 · 4:43 PM–4:44 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation319-013 on Tape 319 (tape position 01:13:17–01:14:08)StartMonday, February 7, 1972 at 4:43 PMEndMonday, February 7, 1972 at 4:44 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 319-013 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417185825 ↗

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On February 7, 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 4:43 pm and 4:44 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 319-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 319-13

Date: February 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:43 pm and 4:44 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 20-49]

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What's the matter, buddy?
  • 319-012 4:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:40 pm to 4:43 pm.
  • 020-050 4:44 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 4:44 pm to 4:49 pm.
  • 319-014 4:44 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:44 pm to 4:49 pm.
  • 020-051 4:49 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:49 pm and 4:52 pm.
  • 319-015 4:49 PM · 43 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 4:49 pm and 4:52 pm.
  • 319-016 4:49 PM · 3 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 4:49 pm and 4:52 pm.
  • 319-017 4:49 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:49 pm and 4:52 pm.
  • 319-018 4:52 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:52 pm to 4:53 pm.

Conversation 319-013, February 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417185825). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/319-013 (accessed November 15, 2026).