Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 319 › Conversation 319-016

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

Monday, February 7, 1972 · 4:49 PM–4:52 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation319-016 on Tape 319 (tape position 01:18:51–01:19:04)StartMonday, February 7, 1972 at 4:49 PMEndMonday, February 7, 1972 at 4:52 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 319-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief administrative request to the White House operator to place an outgoing call. The conversation serves solely as a logistical bridge to connect the President to an external party. No substantive policy discussions or decisions are recorded during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

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 4:49 pm and 4:52 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 319-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 319-16

Date: February 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:49 pm and 4:52 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator

[See also Conversation No. 20-51]

Also recorded on February 7, 1972

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 319-017 4:49 PM · 33 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.
  • 020-052 4:53 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:53 pm and 8:52 pm.
  • 020-053 4:53 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:53 pm and 8:52 pm.
  • 020-054 4:53 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:53 pm and 8:52 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 319-016, February 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/319-016 (accessed October 12, 2026).