Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 331 › Conversation 331-023

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential privacy

Wednesday, April 19, 1972 · 12:17 PM–12:57 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation331-023 on Tape 331 (tape position 04:06:09–04:06:26)StartWednesday, April 19, 1972 at 12:17 PMEndWednesday, April 19, 1972 at 12:57 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 331-023 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to secure his current location by closing the office. This brief directive served to ensure the President's privacy during his work in the Old Executive Office Building. No further substantive matters were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Close the place.

NARA Description

On April 19, 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 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 331-023 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 331-23

Date: April 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 23-31]

Also recorded on April 19, 1972

  • 023-031 12:17 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 023-169 12:17 PM · 3 sec — a telephone call was attempted at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm, but the call was not completed.
  • 331-017 12:17 PM · 23 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 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 331-018 12:17 PM · 24 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 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 331-019 12:17 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 331-020 12:17 PM · 10 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 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 331-021 12:17 PM · 8 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 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 331-022 12:17 PM · 7 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 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 331-023, April 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/331-023 (accessed October 1, 2026).