Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 354 › Conversation 354-009

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Chuck Coulson

Monday, October 2, 1972 · 2:37 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation354-009 on Tape 354StartMonday, October 2, 1972 at 2:37 PMEndMonday, October 2, 1972 at 2:37 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 354-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to connect him with Charles 'Chuck' Coulson of the Office of Drug Abuse Prevention. The brief exchange serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate an official policy discussion regarding federal drug initiatives. No further substantive dialogue occurs during this short segment before the connection is processed.

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That's Mr. Coulson from the O.D.
office, please.

NARA Description

On October 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:37 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 354-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 354-9

Date: October 2, 1972
Time: 2:37 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 30-41]

Also recorded on October 2, 1972

  • 354-006 1:40 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:37 pm.
  • 354-007 1:40 PM · 13 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 1:40 pm and 2:37 pm.
  • 354-008 1:40 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:37 pm.
  • 030-041 2:37 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:37 pm.
  • 354-010 2:40 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:40 pm to 3:05 pm.
  • 145-010 4:03 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:03 pm and 4:06 pm.
  • 145-011 4:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:06 pm and 4:59 pm.
  • 214-021 4:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:06 pm and 4:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 354-009, October 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/354-009 (accessed October 1, 2026).