Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 351 › Conversation 351-011

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

Tuesday, August 1, 1972 · 2:40 PM–2:50 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation351-011 on Tape 351StartTuesday, August 1, 1972 at 2:40 PMEndTuesday, August 1, 1972 at 2:50 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 351-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, ten-minute meeting in the Old Executive Office Building to coordinate a return phone call with an unidentified individual. The discussion was primarily logistical, focusing on the participant's current availability and the scheduling of follow-up communication. No substantive policy matters were addressed during this exchange.

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Is he in a meeting or something?
No, well, it's not necessary to be when he gets back.

NARA Description

On August 1, 1972, 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 2:40 pm and 2:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 351-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 351-11

Date: August 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:40 pm and 2:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

     Someone's location
         -Return call

Also recorded on August 1, 1972

  • 028-030 2:22 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:22 pm to 2:40 pm.
  • 351-010 2:22 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:22 pm to 2:40 pm.
  • 028-031 2:40 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 3:05 pm.
  • 351-012 2:40 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 2:50 pm.
  • 351-013 2:50 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:50 pm to 3:04 pm.
  • 351-014 3:04 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:04 pm.
  • 028-032 3:05 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 3:05 pm to 3:10 pm.
  • 351-015 3:05 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 351-011, August 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/351-011 (accessed October 1, 2026).