Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 338 › Conversation 338-024
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Tuesday, May 9, 1972 · 12:06 PM–12:09 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing communication. This interaction served a logistical purpose, as the President required assistance in establishing a telephone connection. No substantive policy matters or major developments were recorded during this brief exchange.
Audio
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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 an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 338-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 338-24
Date: May 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:06 and 12:09 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 24-53]
(rev. Dec-01)Also recorded on May 9, 1972
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 338-026 12:13 PM · 10 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 12:13 pm and 12:27 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 338-024, 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/338-024 (accessed September 18, 2026).