Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 330 › Conversation 330-008

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telephone protocols

Wednesday, April 5, 1972 · 9:55 AM–9:57 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation330-008 on Tape 330 (tape position 00:50:56–00:51:12)StartWednesday, April 5, 1972 at 9:55 AMEndWednesday, April 5, 1972 at 9:57 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 330-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a routine procedural step to connect the President with an outside party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this connection process.

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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 an unknown time between 9:55 am and 9:57 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 330-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 330-8

Date: April 5, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:55 am and 9:57 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 22-81]

Also recorded on April 5, 1972

  • 022-081 9:56 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:56 am.
  • 022-082 9:57 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:57 am to 9:58 am.
  • 330-009 9:57 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:57 am to 9:58 am.
  • 330-010 9:58 AM · 11 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 9:58 am and 10:00 am.
  • 330-011 9:58 AM · 14 sec — 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 9:58 am and 10:00 am.
  • 022-083 9:59 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:59 am.
  • 022-084 10:00 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 10:00 am to 10:05 am.
  • 330-012 10:00 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:00 am to 10:05 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 330-008, 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/330-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).