Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 355 › Conversation 355-007
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator
Tuesday, October 3, 1972 · 1:00 PM–1:56 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a routine communication request by speaking with the White House operator. The brief exchange serves as a logistical bridge to connect the President to another party, as indicated by his request for assistance. No substantive policy matters or political developments are addressed in this short interaction.
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NARA Description
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 1:00 pm and 1:56 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 355-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 355-7 Date: October 3, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:00 pm and 1:56 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 30-46]
Also recorded on October 3, 1972
- 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.
- 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.
- 355-006 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 355-007, 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/355-007 (accessed October 1, 2026).