Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 320 › Conversation 320-015

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on time management

Tuesday, February 8, 1972 · 2:31 PM–2:44 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation320-015 on Tape 320 (tape position 00:32:24–00:32:43)StartTuesday, February 8, 1972 at 2:31 PMEndTuesday, February 8, 1972 at 2:44 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 320-015 ↗

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to verify the current time and determine if a deadline had passed. The brief exchange focused on coordinating the timing of an upcoming task or phone call. No major policy decisions were made during this logistical check.

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So, it's before 3 o'clock.
If not, I'll call in the checkers.

On February 8, 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 2:31 pm and 2:44 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 320-015 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 320-15

Date: February 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:31 pm and 2:44 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See also Conversation No. 20-59]
  • 020-058 2:31 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:31 pm.
  • 020-059 2:31 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:31 pm.
  • 020-060 2:31 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 2:44 pm.
  • 020-061 2:31 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 2:44 pm.
  • 320-014 2:31 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 2:31 pm and 2:44 pm.
  • 320-016 2:31 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 2:44 pm.
  • 320-017 2:31 PM · 4 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 2:31 pm and 2:44 pm.
  • 020-062 2:44 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:44 pm to 2:48 pm.

Conversation 320-015, February 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/320-015 (accessed October 2, 2026).