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Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Administrative…

Wednesday, July 19, 1972 · 1:57 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation348-002 on Tape 348StartWednesday, July 19, 1972 at 1:57 PMEndWednesday, July 19, 1972 at 1:57 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 348-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon communicated briefly with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This interaction functioned as a routine administrative request to establish communication with another party. No substantive policy matters or political discussions were addressed during this short exchange.

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NARA Description

On July 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:57 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 348-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 348-2

Date: July 19, 1972
Time: 1:57 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 27-3]

Also recorded on July 19, 1972

  • 747-015 1:51 PM · 10 sec — Stephen B. Bull and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 1:51 pm on July 19, 1972 and 9:33 am on July 29, 1972.
  • 348-001 1:53 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:53 pm and 1:57 pm.
  • 348-003 1:57 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:57 pm and 2:00 pm.
  • 348-004 1:57 PM · 12 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 1:57 pm and 2:00 pm.
  • 348-005 1:57 PM · 7 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 1:57 pm and 2:00 pm.
  • 348-006 2:00 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Frank L. Rizzo, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., White House operator, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:00 pm to 2:25 pm.
  • 027-005 2:02 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:02 pm.
  • 027-006 2:02 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Frank L. Rizzo talked on the telephone from 2:02 pm to 2:09 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 348-002, July 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/348-002 (accessed September 30, 2026).