Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 363 › Conversation 363-017
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on administrative logistics
Tuesday, August 8, 1972 · 4:54 PM–4:56 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief, informal communication with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction serves as a routine administrative request to establish a connection with another party. No substantive policy matters or major decisions are recorded during this brief technical exchange.
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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 an unknown time between 4:54 pm and 4:56 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 363-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 363-17 Date: August 8, 1972 Time: Unknown between 4:54 pm and 4:56 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 29-60]
Also recorded on August 8, 1972
- 029-060 4:54 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:54 pm and 4:56 pm.
- 029-061 4:56 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:56 pm to 4:59 pm.
- 363-018 4:56 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:56 pm to 4:59 pm.
- 029-062 4:59 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 029-063 4:59 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 363-019 4:59 PM · 8 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 4:59 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 363-020 4:59 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 363-021 4:59 PM · 6 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 4:59 pm and 5:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 363-017, 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/363-017 (accessed October 1, 2026).