Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 330 › Conversation 330-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential operations

Wednesday, April 5, 1972 · 8:45 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation330-003 on Tape 330 (tape position 00:02:08–00:02:59)StartWednesday, April 5, 1972 at 8:45 AMEndWednesday, April 5, 1972 at 8:45 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 330-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a procedural step to connect the President with another party for official business. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions were recorded during this exchange.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On April 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:45 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 330-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 330-3

Date: April 5, 1972
Time: 8:45 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

       [See Conversation No. 22-78]

Also recorded on April 5, 1972

  • 330-001 8:33 AM · 55 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 8:33 am and 8:45 am.
  • 330-002 8:33 AM · 31 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 8:33 am and 8:45 am.
  • 022-078 8:45 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:45 am.
  • 330-004 9:00 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:00 am to 9:10 am.
  • 330-005 9:10 AM · 1 min — 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 9:10 am and 9:16 am.
  • 330-006 9:10 AM · 50 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 9:10 am and 9:16 am.
  • 022-079 9:16 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:16 am and 9:27 am.
  • 330-007 9:16 AM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, Henry A. Kissinger, and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:16 am to 9:55 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 330-003, April 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/330-003 (accessed October 1, 2026).