Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 355 › Conversation 355-003

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

Tuesday, October 3, 1972 · 12:50 PM–12:59 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation355-003 on Tape 355StartTuesday, October 3, 1972 at 12:50 PMEndTuesday, October 3, 1972 at 12:59 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 355-003 ↗

A 9-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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On October 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 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 355-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 355-3

Date: October 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 30-44]

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  • 030-044 12:50 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.
  • 355-001 12:50 PM · 1 min — 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 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.
  • 355-002 12:50 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 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.
  • 791-008 12:50 PM · 24 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 3:25 pm.
  • 030-045 12:59 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:59 pm to 1:00 pm.
  • 355-004 12:59 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:59 pm to 1:00 pm.
  • 030-046 1:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:56 pm.
  • 355-005 1:00 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 1:00 pm and 1:56 pm.

Conversation 355-003, October 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/355-003 (accessed November 15, 2026).