Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 332 › Conversation 332-044

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Administrative logistics

Tuesday, April 25, 1972 · 1:39 PM–1:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation332-044 on Tape 332 (tape position 05:16:02–05:16:20)StartTuesday, April 25, 1972 at 1:39 PMEndTuesday, April 25, 1972 at 1:45 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 332-044 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This recording serves as a logistical bridge to a subsequent conversation, underscoring the President's reliance on operators for managing official communication lines. No substantive policy matters or major strategic decisions are discussed during this brief bridge.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On April 25, 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 1:39 pm and 1:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 332-044 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 332-44

Date: April 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:39 and 1:45 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

     [See Conversation No. 23-64]

Also recorded on April 25, 1972

  • 023-062 1:33 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:33 pm and 1:38 pm.
  • 332-040 1:33 PM · 2 min — 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 1:33 pm and 1:38 pm.
  • 332-041 1:33 PM · 36 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 1:33 pm and 1:38 pm.
  • 023-063 1:38 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:38 pm to 1:39 pm.
  • 332-042 1:38 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:38 pm to 1:39 pm.
  • 023-064 1:39 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 1:45 pm.
  • 332-043 1:39 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 1:45 pm.
  • 332-045 1:39 PM · 34 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 1:39 pm and 1:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 332-044, April 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/332-044 (accessed October 9, 2026).