Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 373 › Conversation 373-010

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Administrative logistics

Tuesday, October 24, 1972 · 1:58 PM–3:50 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation373-010 on Tape 373StartTuesday, October 24, 1972 at 1:58 PMEndTuesday, October 24, 1972 at 3:50 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 373-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructs the White House operator regarding his availability for upcoming communications. He specifically informs the operator that he will be unavailable at 3:00 pm. This brief exchange serves to manage the President's schedule and call screening procedures.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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I will be out for three o'clock.

NARA Description

On October 24, 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 1:58 pm and 3:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 373-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 373-10

Date: October 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:58 pm and 3:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See conversation No. 32-18]

Also recorded on October 24, 1972

  • 032-018 1:58 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:58 pm and 3:50 pm.
  • 032-019 1:58 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:58 pm and 3:50 pm.
  • 032-020 1:58 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:58 pm and 3:50 pm.
  • 373-006 1:58 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:58 pm.
  • 373-007 1:58 PM · 14 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 1:58 pm and 3:50 pm.
  • 373-008 1:58 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 1:58 pm and 3:50 pm.
  • 373-009 1:58 PM · 12 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 1:58 pm and 3:50 pm.
  • 373-011 1:58 PM · 20 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 1:58 pm and 3:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 373-010, October 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/373-010 (accessed October 9, 2026).