Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 362 › Conversation 362-020

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telecommunications

Monday, August 14, 1972 · 3:54 PM–4:34 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation362-020 on Tape 362StartMonday, August 14, 1972 at 3:54 PMEndMonday, August 14, 1972 at 4:34 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 362-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate a return call to an unidentified individual. The interaction functioned primarily as a logistical exchange to bridge a connection between the President and the external party. No substantive policy matters or historical developments were recorded in this brief administrative 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 3:54 pm and 4:34 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 362-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 362-20

Date: August 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:54 pm and 4:34 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator [?].

             Return call from an unknown man

Also recorded on August 14, 1972

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 029-066 4:34 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 4:34 pm to 4:36 pm.
  • 362-021 4:34 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:34 pm to 4:36 pm.
  • 362-022 4:40 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:40 pm to 5:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 362-020, 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/362-020 (accessed October 1, 2026).