Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 332 › Conversation 332-018
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Administrative inquiry
Thursday, April 20, 1972 · 2:48 PM–3:08 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief inquiry with the White House operator to determine his current location. The interaction serves as a routine administrative check, confirming the President’s presence within the Old Executive Office Building. No further policy matters or significant executive actions were discussed during this brief exchange.
- White House operations
- Presidential communications
- Logistics
- Administrative inquiry
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On April 20, 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 2:48 pm and 3:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 332-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 332-18
Date: April 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:48 pm and 3:08 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 23-53]Also recorded on April 20, 1972
- 023-052 2:46 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:46 pm to 2:48 pm.
- 332-016 2:46 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:46 pm to 2:48 pm.
- 023-053 2:48 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:48 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 332-017 2:48 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:48 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 023-054 3:08 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:08 pm to 3:09 pm.
- 332-019 3:08 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:08 pm to 3:09 pm.
- 332-020 3:09 PM · 52 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 3:09 pm and 3:10 pm.
- 023-055 3:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 332-018, April 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/332-018 (accessed October 1, 2026).