Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 338 › Conversation 338-019
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on administrative…
Tuesday, May 9, 1972 · 11:50 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief administrative communication with the White House operator to facilitate a connection to a specific party. He provides instructions regarding the urgency of the call and the necessity of handling the request within the constraints of ongoing business operations. The interaction serves as a routine procedural coordination for the President's telecommunications.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 11:50 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 338-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 338-19 Date: May 9, 1972 Time: 11:50 am Location: Executive Office Building The White House operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 24-48]
Also recorded on May 9, 1972
- 338-018 11:42 AM · 40 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 11:42 am and 11:50 am.
- 024-048 11:50 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:50 am.
- 024-049 11:53 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:53 am.
- 024-050 11:53 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and [David] Kenneth Rush talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:53 am and 11:56 am.
- 338-020 11:53 AM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 11:53 am.
- 338-021 11:53 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and [David] Kenneth Rush met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:53 am and 11:56 am.
- 024-051 11:56 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:56 am and 12:05 pm.
- 338-022 11:56 AM · 47 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 11:56 am and 12:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 338-019, 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/338-019 (accessed October 9, 2026).