Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 330 › Conversation 330-039
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Camp David and Staffing
Wednesday, April 12, 1972 · 3:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon coordinates logistics for an overnight working session at Camp David, instructing the White House operator to facilitate the travel of a staff member, identified as Ellis. The President intends to complete a specific project or document at the retreat and requests that his materials be brought to him by 4:30. This brief exchange serves to finalize staffing and logistical arrangements for the President's upcoming time at the presidential retreat.
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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 04:25:02 into the tape and ends around 04:25:18.
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On April 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 330-039 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 330-39 Date: April 12, 1972 Time: 3:20 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 22-118]
Also recorded on April 12, 1972
- 022-118 3:20 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:20 pm.
- 330-040 3:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:20 pm and 3:26 pm.
- 022-119 3:23 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 3:23 pm to 3:26 pm.
- 330-041 3:26 PM · 11 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 3:26 pm and 3:27 pm.
- 330-042 3:26 PM · 12 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 3:26 pm and 3:27 pm.
- 022-120 3:27 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:27 pm.
- 022-121 3:27 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 3:27 pm to 3:28 pm.
- 330-043 3:27 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:27 pm to 3:28 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 330-039, April 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/330-039 (accessed October 1, 2026).