Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 322 › Conversation 322-009
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator
Tuesday, February 29, 1972 · 2:53 PM–2:56 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to connect him with a specific, unnamed individual. This brief interaction served as a logistical step to facilitate a follow-up communication. The exchange concludes with the President prioritizing the urgency of reaching the party in question.
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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 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 322-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 322-9 Date: February 29, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 20-119]
Also recorded on February 29, 1972
- 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.
- 322-008 2:53 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Lawrence M. Higby met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
- 020-120 2:56 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:56 pm to 3:16 pm.
- 322-010 2:56 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:56 pm to 3:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 322-009, 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/322-009 (accessed October 2, 2026).