Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 349 › Conversation 349-010

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on misdirected call

Thursday, July 20, 1972 · 2:47 PM–3:02 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation349-010 on Tape 349StartThursday, July 20, 1972 at 2:47 PMEndThursday, July 20, 1972 at 3:02 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 349-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon received a brief call from an unidentified individual via the White House operator. The exchange appears to be a misdirected connection or an inconsequential communication that did not result in substantive policy discussion or administrative action. No significant decisions were made during this brief encounter.

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NARA Description

On July 20, 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 2:47 pm and 3:02 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 349-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 349-10

Date: July 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:47 pm and 3:02 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

An unknown person talked with the President.

     Unknown matter [wrong number?]

Also recorded on July 20, 1972

  • 349-007 2:06 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:06 pm and 3:02 pm.
  • 027-023 2:44 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 2:44 pm to 2:45 pm.
  • 349-008 2:47 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:02 pm.
  • 349-009 2:47 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 2:47 pm and 3:02 pm.
  • 027-024 3:02 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:02 pm to 3:16 pm.
  • 349-011 3:02 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:02 pm to 3:16 pm.
  • 027-025 3:16 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:16 pm and 4:02 pm.
  • 349-012 3:16 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), White House operator, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:16 pm to 5:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 349-010, 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/349-010 (accessed October 2, 2026).