Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 337 › Conversation 337-013

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator

Wednesday, May 10, 1972 · 12:06 PM–12:32 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation337-013 on Tape 337 (tape position 02:58:09–02:58:25)StartWednesday, May 10, 1972 at 12:06 PMEndWednesday, May 10, 1972 at 12:32 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 337-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief interaction with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. The exchange served administrative purposes to establish contact with another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant decisions occurred during this brief communication.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On May 10, 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 12:06 pm and 12:32 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 337-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 337-13

Date: May 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:06 and 12:32 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 24-64]

Also recorded on May 10, 1972

  • 024-064 12:06 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:32 pm.
  • 337-010 12:06 PM · 41 sec — 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 12:06 pm and 12:32 pm.
  • 337-011 12:06 PM · 7 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 12:06 pm and 12:32 pm.
  • 337-012 12:06 PM · 1 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 12:06 pm and 12:32 pm.
  • 337-014 12:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:32 pm.
  • 024-065 12:32 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone from 12:32 pm to 12:33 pm.
  • 337-015 12:35 PM · 32 sec — 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 12:35 pm and 12:36 pm.
  • 337-016 12:36 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:36 pm to 1:02 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 337-013, May 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/337-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).