Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 367 › Conversation 367-009
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on John O'Keefe
Monday, October 16, 1972 · 2:23 PM–2:25 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 21 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a phone call. The brief exchange focused on connecting Nixon with John O'Keefe, who was serving in an attorney capacity. The conversation served solely as a functional administrative request to initiate this legal communication.
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NARA Description
On October 16, 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 2:23 pm and 2:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 367-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 367-9 Date: October 16, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:23 pm and 2:25 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 31-59]
Also recorded on October 16, 1972
- 031-056 2:21 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone from 2:21 pm to 2:22 pm.
- 367-005 2:21 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:21 pm to 2:22 pm.
- 031-057 2:23 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at 2:23 pm.
- 031-058 2:23 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:23 pm and 2:27 pm.
- 031-059 2:23 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:23 pm and 2:27 pm.
- 367-006 2:23 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 2:23 pm.
- 367-007 2:23 PM · 7 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 2:23 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 367-008 2:23 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 an unknown time between 2:23 pm and 2:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 367-009, October 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/367-009 (accessed October 1, 2026).