Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 322 › Conversation 322-004

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential logistics

Tuesday, February 29, 1972 · 2:42 PM–2:48 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation322-004 on Tape 322 (tape position 00:02:17–00:03:02)StartTuesday, February 29, 1972 at 2:42 PMEndTuesday, February 29, 1972 at 2:48 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 322-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon interacts with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief exchange serves as a logistical bridge to connect the President with another party for official communications. No substantive policy discussions or significant strategic decisions occur during this brief administrative interaction.

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NARA Description

On February 29, 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 2:42 pm and 2:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 322-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 322-4

Date: February 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:42 pm and 2:48 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 20-116]

Also recorded on February 29, 1972

  • 322-001 2:42 PM · 59 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 2:42 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 322-002 2:42 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 an unknown time between 2:42 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 322-003 2:42 PM · 12 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 2:42 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 322-005 2:48 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:48 pm to 2:50 pm.
  • 020-118 2:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:50 pm to 2:53 pm.
  • 322-006 2:51 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:51 pm to 2:53 pm.
  • 020-119 2:53 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
  • 322-007 2:53 PM · 16 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 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 322-004, February 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/322-004 (accessed October 2, 2026).