Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 335 › Conversation 335-006
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telecommunications
Wednesday, May 3, 1972 · 12:41 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief interaction with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This administrative exchange served as the precursor to a subsequent, more substantive discussion documented in a separate recording. No policy decisions or policy-related developments occurred during this brief procedural communication.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On May 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:41 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 335-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 335-6 Date: May 3, 1972 Time: 12:41 pm. Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 23-132]
Also recorded on May 3, 1972
- 718-014 12:35 PM · 43 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 12:59 pm.
- 023-130 12:36 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:40 pm.
- 335-004 12:36 PM · 9 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 12:36 pm and 12:40 pm.
- 023-131 12:40 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 12:40 pm to 12:41 pm.
- 335-005 12:40 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 12:41 pm.
- 023-132 12:41 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:41 pm.
- 023-133 12:41 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:41 pm to 12:59 pm.
- 335-007 12:41 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 12:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 335-006, May 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/335-006 (accessed October 10, 2026).