Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 369 › Conversation 369-018
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator
Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 7:03 PM–7:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection. The brief exchange served purely administrative purposes to establish a line for an outgoing call. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this interaction.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 7:03 pm and 7:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 369-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 369-18 Date: October 18, 1972 Time: Unknown between 7:03 pm and 7:05 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 31-127]
Also recorded on October 18, 1972
- 031-125 6:51 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:51 pm and 7:00 pm.
- 369-014 6:51 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 6:51 pm and 7:00 pm.
- 031-126 7:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Margaret Chase Smith, and Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield talked on the telephone from 7:00 pm to 7:03 pm.
- 369-016 7:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Margaret Chase Smith, and Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:00 pm to 7:03 pm.
- 031-127 7:03 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:03 pm and 7:05 pm.
- 369-017 7:03 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 7:03 pm and 7:05 pm.
- 031-128 7:05 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:05 pm to 7:14 pm.
- 369-019 7:05 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:05 pm to 7:14 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 369-018, 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/369-018 (accessed October 10, 2026).