Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 355 › Conversation 355-012

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

Tuesday, October 3, 1972 · 2:09 PM–2:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation355-012 on Tape 355StartTuesday, October 3, 1972 at 2:09 PMEndTuesday, October 3, 1972 at 2:10 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 355-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to place a phone call to an individual identified as Mr. Burwell. This exchange serves as a routine administrative coordination to facilitate direct communication with the specified party. No other substantive topics or policy discussions occurred during this brief interaction.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Mr. Burwell, please.

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 2:09 pm and 2:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 355-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 355-12

Date: October 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:09 pm and 2:10 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 30-50]

Also recorded on October 3, 1972

  • 030-048 2:07 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:07 pm and 2:08 pm.
  • 355-009 2:07 PM · 8 sec — 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 2:07 pm and 2:08 pm.
  • 030-049 2:08 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 2:08 pm to 2:09 pm.
  • 355-010 2:08 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:08 pm to 2:09 pm.
  • 030-050 2:09 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 2:10 pm.
  • 355-011 2:09 PM · 9 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 2:09 pm and 2:10 pm.
  • 030-051 2:10 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 2:10 pm to 2:11 pm.
  • 355-013 2:10 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:10 pm to 2:11 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 355-012, 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/355-012 (accessed October 1, 2026).