Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 330 › Conversation 330-042
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office
Wednesday, April 12, 1972 · 3:26 PM–3:27 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The discussion served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with another party, though no specific substantive policy matters were recorded during this brief exchange. This contact underscores the standard operational procedures utilized by the President to manage executive communications.
Audio
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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 04:27:57 into the tape and ends around 04:28:09.
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 an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:27 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 330-042 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 330-42 Date: April 12, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:26 pm and 3:27 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 22-120]
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.
- 330-039 3:20 PM · 16 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 330-044 3:29 PM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Rose Mary Woods, Walter R. Tkach, and Dr. W. Kenneth Riland met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:29 pm to 4:50 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 330-042, 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/330-042 (accessed October 1, 2026).