Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 321 › Conversation 321-010

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Wednesday, February 9, 1972 · 1:05 PM–2:52 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation321-010 on Tape 321 (tape position 01:01:07–01:01:17)StartWednesday, February 9, 1972 at 1:05 PMEndWednesday, February 9, 1972 at 2:52 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 321-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection. The interaction served as a brief administrative precursor to a subsequent, substantive discussion. No further details were captured during this short exchange.

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NARA Description

On February 9, 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 1:05 pm and 2:52 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 321-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 321-10

Date: February 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm and 2:52 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 20-83]

Also recorded on February 9, 1972

  • 321-001 12:08 PM · 52 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 12:08 pm and 12:16 pm.
  • 321-003 12:16 PM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:16 pm to 1:05 pm.
  • 321-004 1:05 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 1:05 pm and 2:52 pm.
  • 321-005 1:05 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 1:05 pm and 2:52 pm.
  • 321-006 1:05 PM · 56 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 1:05 pm and 2:52 pm.
  • 321-007 1:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:52 pm.
  • 321-008 1:05 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:52 pm.
  • 321-009 1:05 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:52 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 321-010, February 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/321-010 (accessed October 2, 2026).