Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 372 › Conversation 372-029

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Wednesday, October 25, 1972 · 1:10 PM–2:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation372-029 on Tape 372StartWednesday, October 25, 1972 at 1:10 PMEndWednesday, October 25, 1972 at 2:30 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 372-029 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction served as a routine administrative request to connect the President with an external party. No substantive policy matters or critical decisions were documented during this brief connection.

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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 an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 2:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 372-029 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 372-29

Date: October 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:10 pm and 2:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 32-37]

Also recorded on October 25, 1972

  • 372-025 12:25 PM · 22 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 12:25 pm and 12:29 pm.
  • 372-026 12:29 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:29 pm to 1:10 pm.
  • 032-037 1:10 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 372-027 1:10 PM · 7 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 1:10 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 372-028 1:10 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 1:10 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 032-038 2:30 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 2:30 pm to 2:32 pm.
  • 372-030 2:30 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:30 pm to 2:32 pm.
  • 372-031 2:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:50 pm to 2:53 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 372-029, 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/372-029 (accessed October 9, 2026).