Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 369 › Conversation 369-012

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on administrative logistics

Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 5:45 PM–6:16 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation369-012 onTape 369StartWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 5:45 PMEndWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 6:16 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 369-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing communication. This interaction served to connect the President to an external party, a standard procedure for his daily logistical coordination. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange.

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NARA Description

On October 18, 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 5:45 pm and 6:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 369-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 369-12

Date: October 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:45 pm and 6:16 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 31-123]

Also recorded on October 18, 1972

  • 031-120 5:28 PM · 4 min — John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, unknown person(s), William E. Timmons, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:28 pm and 5:38 pm.
  • 031-122 5:43 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:43 pm to 5:45 pm.
  • 804-002 5:43 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:43 pm to 5:45 pm.
  • 031-123 5:45 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 6:16 pm.
  • 804-003 5:45 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 5:50 pm.
  • 369-010 5:50 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 5:50 pm and 6:14 pm.
  • 369-011 5:50 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Dr. W. Kenneth Riland met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:16 pm.
  • 804-004 5:50 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 11:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 369-012, October 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/369-012 (accessed September 18, 2026).