Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 362 › Conversation 362-004
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on administrative logistics
Friday, August 4, 1972 · 2:28 PM–2:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 22 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing communication. The exchange was brief and focused on technical connectivity rather than substantive policy matters. No significant political decisions or developments occurred during this brief administrative interaction.
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NARA Description
On August 4, 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 2:28 pm and 2:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 362-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 362-4 Date: August 4, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:28 pm and 2:30 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 29-21]
Also recorded on August 4, 1972
- 029-020 2:28 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:28 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 029-021 2:28 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:28 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 362-003 2:28 PM · 12 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 2:28 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 029-022 2:30 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas G. Dunn talked on the telephone from 2:30 pm to 2:32 pm.
- 362-005 2:30 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas G. Dunn met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:30 pm to 2:32 pm.
- 029-023 2:32 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:34 pm.
- 362-006 2:32 PM · 17 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 2:32 pm and 2:34 pm.
- 362-007 2:32 PM · 15 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 2:32 pm and 2:34 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 362-004, August 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/362-004 (accessed October 1, 2026).