Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 372 › Conversation 372-006
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Wednesday, October 25, 1972 · 9:05 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a standard administrative step to connect the President with a desired party. No substantive policy discussions or significant decisions were recorded during this connection process.
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NARA Description
On October 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:05 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 372-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 372-6 Date: October 25, 1972 Time: 9:05 am Location: Executive Office Building The White House operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 32-31]
Also recorded on October 25, 1972
- 032-031 9:05 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:05 am.
- 372-007 9:05 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 9:18 am.
- 032-032 9:18 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Edwin M. Schwenk talked on the telephone from 9:18 am to 9:19 am.
- 372-008 9:18 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Edwin M. Schwenk met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:18 am to 9:19 am.
- 032-033 9:19 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:19 am and 10:09 am.
- 372-009 9:19 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:19 am and 9:25 am.
- 372-010 9:25 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:25 am to 9:36 am.
- 372-011 9:40 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:40 am to 10:08 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 372-006, 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/372-006 (accessed October 9, 2026).