Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 354 › Conversation 354-027

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential operations

Friday, October 6, 1972 · 2:27 PM–2:28 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation354-027 on Tape 354StartFriday, October 6, 1972 at 2:27 PMEndFriday, October 6, 1972 at 2:28 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 354-027 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief communication with the White House operator from his office in the Old Executive Office Building. The interaction served as a functional exchange to facilitate telephonic connectivity, though the specific nature of the subsequent call remains unrecorded. No substantive policy discussions or executive decisions occurred during this brief administrative bridge.

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NARA Description

On October 6, 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 2:27 pm and 2:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 354-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 354-27

Date: October 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:27 pm and 2:28 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 31-20]

Also recorded on October 6, 1972

  • 031-019 2:26 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 2:26 pm to 2:27 pm.
  • 354-026 2:26 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:26 pm to 2:27 pm.
  • 031-020 2:27 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 2:28 pm.
  • 354-028 2:27 PM · 13 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 2:27 pm and 2:28 pm.
  • 031-021 2:28 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Melvin R. Laird talked on the telephone from 2:28 pm to 2:32 pm.
  • 354-029 2:28 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Melvin R. Laird met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:28 pm to 2:32 pm.
  • 354-030 2:32 PM · 36 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 2:32 pm and 2:35 pm.
  • 354-031 2:35 PM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:35 pm to 3:22 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 354-027, October 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/354-027 (accessed October 1, 2026).