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 ↗

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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.

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]

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That's Mr. Coulson from the O.D.
office, please.
  • 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 · 7 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 · 6 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.

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 November 15, 2026).