Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 370 › Conversation 370-012

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Thursday, October 19, 1972 · 4:19 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation370-012 on Tape 370StartThursday, October 19, 1972 at 4:19 PMEndThursday, October 19, 1972 at 4:19 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 370-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon speaks briefly with the White House operator to clarify a pending call or administrative connection. The interaction functions as a routine logistical exchange to facilitate further communication. No substantive policy matters or major decisions are recorded in this short segment.

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Yes, Mr. Postman, that's what we're talking about.

NARA Description

On October 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:19 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 370-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 370-12

Date: October 19, 1972
Time: 4:19 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 31-143]

Also recorded on October 19, 1972

  • 370-010 4:15 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:15 pm and 4:19 pm.
  • 370-011 4:15 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:15 pm and 4:19 pm.
  • 031-143 4:19 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:19 pm.
  • 031-144 4:19 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:19 pm and 5:06 pm.
  • 370-013 4:20 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:20 pm to 5:00 pm.
  • 370-014 5:00 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 5:00 pm and 5:06 pm.
  • 031-145 5:06 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone from 5:06 pm to 5:08 pm.
  • 370-015 5:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:06 pm to 5:08 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 370-012, October 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/370-012 (accessed October 10, 2026).