Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 363 › Conversation 363-015

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on administrative logistics

Tuesday, August 8, 1972 · 4:11 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation363-015 on Tape 363StartTuesday, August 8, 1972 at 4:11 PMEndTuesday, August 8, 1972 at 4:11 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 363-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon communicated with a White House operator regarding the status of pending instructions for an unnamed individual. The brief exchange focused on coordinating the logistics of a task, resulting in a decision to hold further action until the necessary guidance had been received. The conversation reflects routine administrative oversight of executive communications and scheduling.

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Hello.
Yeah.
Oh, I see.
Well, we'll wait until she gets the instructions and all that.

NARA Description

On August 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:11 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 363-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 363-15

Date: August 8, 1972
Time: 4:11 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 29-55]

Also recorded on August 8, 1972

  • 029-053 4:08 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:08 pm.
  • 029-054 4:10 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:10 pm.
  • 363-014 4:10 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:10 pm.
  • 029-055 4:11 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:11 pm.
  • 029-056 4:11 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 4:47 pm.
  • 029-057 4:11 PM · 2 min — Henry A. Kissinger and Richard K. Cook talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 4:47 pm.
  • 029-058 4:11 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 4:47 pm.
  • 363-016 4:11 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), White House operator, Richard K. Cook, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:11 pm to 4:54 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 363-015, August 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/363-015 (accessed October 1, 2026).