Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 338 › Conversation 338-037

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Thursday, May 11, 1972 · 11:22 AM–11:32 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation338-037 on Tape 338 (tape position 02:15:52–02:16:10)StartThursday, May 11, 1972 at 11:22 AMEndThursday, May 11, 1972 at 11:32 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 338-037 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief exchange focused on establishing a telephonic connection with another party. No substantive policy discussions or major administrative decisions were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On May 11, 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 11:22 am and 11:32 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 338-037 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 338-37

Date: May 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:22 and 11:32 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 24-72]

Also recorded on May 11, 1972

  • 723-008 11:21 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:21 am and 11:22 am.
  • 024-071 11:22 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:32 am.
  • 024-072 11:22 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:32 am.
  • 024-073 11:32 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 11:32 am to 11:33 am.
  • 338-038 11:32 AM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:32 am and 11:33 am.
  • 024-074 11:34 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 11:34 am to 11:35 am.
  • 338-039 11:34 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:34 am and 11:35 am.
  • 338-040 11:35 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 11:35 am and 11:43 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 338-037, May 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/338-037 (accessed October 9, 2026).