Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 353 › Conversation 353-020

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office

Thursday, August 3, 1972 · 4:15 PM–4:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation353-020 on Tape 353StartThursday, August 3, 1972 at 4:15 PMEndThursday, August 3, 1972 at 4:30 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 353-020 ↗

A 7-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On August 3, 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 4:15 pm and 4:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 353-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 353-20

Date: August 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:15 pm and 4:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 29-6]

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Also recorded on August 3, 1972

  • 029-006 4:15 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:15 pm and 4:30 pm.
  • 353-019 4:15 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 4:15 pm and 4:30 pm.
  • 353-021 4:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:15 pm and 4:45 pm.
  • 029-007 4:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:30 pm to 4:33 pm.
  • 029-008 4:44 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 4:44 pm to 4:45 pm.
  • 029-009 4:45 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:45 pm and 4:57 pm.
  • 353-022 4:45 PM · 6 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 4:45 pm and 4:47 pm.
  • 029-010 4:57 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John C. Stennis talked on the telephone from 4:57 pm to 4:59 pm.

All 62 conversations from August 3, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 353-020, August 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/353-020 (accessed November 15, 2026).