Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 333 › Conversation 333-017
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on administrative logistics
Wednesday, April 26, 1972 · 2:07 PM–2:08 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon interacted with the White House operator in the Executive Office Building to facilitate a connection. The brief exchange served as an administrative bridge to initiate a separate, planned communication recorded elsewhere. No substantive policy discussions or decisions were documented during this short operational contact.
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NARA Description
On April 26, 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 2:07 pm and 2:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 333-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 333-17
Date: April 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:07 pm and 2:08 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 23-82]Also recorded on April 26, 1972
- 023-080 1:10 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:45 pm.
- 023-081 1:45 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 1:45 pm to 2:07 pm.
- 333-016 1:45 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:45 pm to 2:07 pm.
- 023-082 2:07 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:07 pm and 2:08 pm.
- 023-083 2:08 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer talked on the telephone from 2:08 pm to 2:12 pm.
- 333-018 2:08 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:08 pm to 2:12 pm.
- 333-019 2:12 PM · 5 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 2:12 pm and 3:43 pm.
- 333-020 2:12 PM · 16 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 2:12 pm and 3:43 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 333-017, April 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/333-017 (accessed October 9, 2026).