Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 362 › Conversation 362-018
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telecommunications
Monday, August 14, 1972 · 2:50 PM–3:52 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone connection. This brief interaction served administrative purposes to establish a line for the President's subsequent communication. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On August 14, 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 2:50 pm and 3:52 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 362-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 362-18 Date: August 14, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:50 pm and 3:52 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 29-73]
Also recorded on August 14, 1972
- 768-024 1:47 PM · 40 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Daniel P. Moynihan, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:47 pm to 2:48 pm.
- 769-002 2:48 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:48 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 029-073 2:50 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 3:52 pm.
- 362-015 2:50 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 2:50 pm and 3:52 pm.
- 362-016 2:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 3:52 pm.
- 362-017 2:50 PM · 11 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 2:50 pm and 3:52 pm.
- 029-065 3:52 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 3:52 pm to 3:54 pm.
- 362-019 3:52 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:52 pm to 3:54 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 362-018, August 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/362-018 (accessed October 1, 2026).