Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 338 › Conversation 338-026
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office
Tuesday, May 9, 1972 · 12:13 PM–12:27 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 31 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal interaction with a White House operator in his office at the Old Executive Office Building. The exchange serves as a procedural point of contact rather than a substantive policy discussion. No significant developments or major decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
- White House operations
- Presidential routine
- Internal communications
- Administrative staff
Audio
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Position in tape: 00:58:21 – 00:58:31
part A, 58:00
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 an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:27 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 338-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 338-26 Date: May 9, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:13 and 12:27 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 24-55]
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Also recorded on May 9, 1972
- 024-052 12:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Arthur W. Radford talked on the telephone from 12:05 pm to 12:06 pm.
- 338-023 12:05 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Arthur W. Radford met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 12:06 pm.
- 024-053 12:06 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:09 pm.
- 338-024 12:06 PM · 21 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 12:06 pm and 12:09 pm.
- 024-054 12:09 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller talked on the telephone from 12:09 pm to 12:13 pm.
- 338-025 12:09 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 12:13 pm.
- 024-055 12:13 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:27 pm.
- 024-056 12:27 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 12:27 pm to 12:29 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 338-026, 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/338-026 (accessed November 1, 2026).