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Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Administrative…

Tuesday, May 9, 1972 · 11:32 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation338-015 on Tape 338 (tape position 00:39:50–00:40:01)StartTuesday, May 9, 1972 at 11:32 AMEndTuesday, May 9, 1972 at 11:32 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 338-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief communication through the White House operator to facilitate a connection to another party. This exchange served as a routine administrative step in managing presidential correspondence and scheduling. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were recorded during this brief interaction.

Audio

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NARA Description

On May 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 11:32 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 338-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 338-15

Date: May 9, 1972
Time: 11:32 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 24-43]

Also recorded on May 9, 1972

  • 338-012 11:24 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:32 am.
  • 338-013 11:24 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:32 am.
  • 338-014 11:24 AM · 30 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 11:24 am and 11:32 am.
  • 024-043 11:32 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:32 am.
  • 024-044 11:32 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:32 am and 11:35 am.
  • 338-016 11:32 AM · 13 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 11:32 am and 11:35 am.
  • 024-045 11:35 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 11:35 am to 11:39 am.
  • 338-017 11:35 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:35 am to 11:42 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 338-015, May 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/338-015 (accessed October 9, 2026).