Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 335 › Conversation 335-020
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Warren Burger
Wednesday, May 3, 1972 · 3:48 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a communication regarding Chief Justice Warren Burger. The brief interaction served as a coordination step for the President to relay information concerning a recent conversation with John Connally and the Chief Justice. No further policy decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
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 3:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 335-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 335-20 Date: May 3, 1972 Time: 3:48 pm. Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 23-141]
Also recorded on May 3, 1972
- 023-140 3:43 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 3:43 pm to 3:46 pm.
- 335-019 3:43 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:46 pm.
- 023-141 3:48 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:48 pm.
- 023-142 3:48 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:48 pm and 3:49 pm.
- 335-021 3:48 PM · 14 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 3:48 pm and 3:49 pm.
- 023-143 3:49 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Warren E. Burger talked on the telephone from 3:49 pm to 3:53 pm.
- 335-022 3:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Warren E. Burger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 3:53 pm.
- 023-144 3:53 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:53 pm and 3:56 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 335-020, 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/335-020 (accessed October 10, 2026).