Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 373 › Conversation 373-013
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 · 23 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate outgoing telephone communications. This routine interaction served as a logistical bridge, allowing the President to initiate contact with other parties as part of his daily executive duties. No specific policy decisions or substantive discussions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.
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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 373-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 373-13 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. 32-19] [See Conversation No. 32-20]
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.
- 373-010 1:58 PM · 13 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 1:58 pm and 3:50 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 373-013, 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/373-013 (accessed October 9, 2026).