Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 348 › Conversation 348-012

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator

Wednesday, July 19, 1972 · 9:00 PM–9:03 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation348-012 on Tape 348StartWednesday, July 19, 1972 at 9:00 PMEndWednesday, July 19, 1972 at 9:03 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 348-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone call. The brief interaction served as a logistical bridge to connect the President to another party for official business. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this 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 an unknown time between 9:00 pm and 9:03 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 348-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 348-12

Date: July 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:00 pm and 9:03 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 27-14]

Also recorded on July 20, 1972

  • 027-014 9:00 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 pm and 9:03 pm.
  • 348-011 9:00 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:00 pm and 9:03 pm.
  • 027-015 9:03 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:03 pm to 9:26 pm.
  • 348-013 9:03 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:03 pm to 9:26 pm.
  • 348-014 9:26 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:26 pm and 9:45 pm.
  • 348-015 9:45 PM · 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:45 pm to 10:30 pm.
  • 348-016 10:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:30 pm and 10:58 pm.
  • 748-001 9:33 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:33 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 348-012, July 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/348-012 (accessed October 12, 2026).