Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 372 › Conversation 372-005
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Presidential record-keeping and Dictation
Wednesday, October 25, 1972 · 8:20 AM–9:05 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon recorded a dictated memorandum for his personal files while in his Old Executive Office Building workspace. The recording session, which spanned over seven minutes, served to document internal presidential records or reflections. This dictation acts as a preliminary entry to a memorandum continued in a subsequent recorded conversation.
- Presidential record-keeping
- Dictation
- Memorandum for the file
- Executive office administration
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On October 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 9:05 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 372-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 372-5 Date: October 25, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:20 am and 9:05 am Location: Executive Office Building The President dictated a memorandum for the file. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 7m 24s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** [This memorandum is continued in Conversation No. 372-7]
Also recorded on October 25, 1972
- 372-001 7:42 AM · 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 7:42 am and 8:20 am.
- 032-028 7:47 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:47 am and 8:20 am.
- 032-029 8:20 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 8:20 am to 8:22 am.
- 372-002 8:20 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:20 am to 8:22 am.
- 372-003 8:20 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 9:05 am.
- 372-004 8:20 AM · 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 8:20 am and 9:05 am.
- 032-030 8:22 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:22 am and 9:05 am.
- 032-031 9:05 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:05 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 372-005, October 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/372-005 (accessed October 9, 2026).