Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 362 › Conversation 362-025

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Melvin R. Laird

Wednesday, September 6, 1972 · 12:40 PM–2:16 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation362-025 on Tape 362StartWednesday, September 6, 1972 at 12:40 PMEndWednesday, September 6, 1972 at 2:16 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 362-025 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection with Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird. This administrative interaction served solely to initiate official communication between the President and the head of the Department of Defense. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On September 6, 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 12:40 pm and 2:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 362-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 362-25

Date: September 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:40 pm and 2:16 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

             Request for a call to Melvin R. Laird

Also recorded on September 6, 1972

  • 771-005 9:53 AM · 1 hr 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Charles W. Colson, John D. Ehrlichman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:53 am to 12:38 pm.
  • 771-006 12:38 PM · 38 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 3:30 pm.
  • 362-026 12:40 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 2:16 pm.
  • 362-027 2:16 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:16 pm and 2:50 pm.
  • 362-028 2:16 PM · 13 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 2:16 pm and 2:50 pm.
  • 362-029 2:16 PM · 13 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 2:16 pm and 2:50 pm.
  • 362-030 2:16 PM · 8 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 2:16 pm and 2:50 pm.
  • 362-031 2:50 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:50 pm to 3:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 362-025, September 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/362-025 (accessed October 1, 2026).