Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 373 › Conversation 373-016

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telephony

Tuesday, October 24, 1972 · 3:54 PM–4:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation373-016 on Tape 373StartTuesday, October 24, 1972 at 3:54 PMEndTuesday, October 24, 1972 at 4:00 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 373-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to clarify the technical procedures for receiving incoming calls within his office. The discussion focused on establishing effective communication protocols for managing telephone traffic. No significant policy decisions were reached during this brief administrative inquiry.

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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 3:54 pm and 4:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 373-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 373-16

Date: October 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:54 pm and 4:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 32-22]

Also recorded on October 24, 1972

  • 373-014 3:50 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:50 pm to 3:54 pm.
  • 032-021 3:52 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Joseph M. Margiotta talked on the telephone from 3:52 pm to 3:54 pm.
  • 373-015 3:52 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Joseph M. Margiotta met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:52 pm to 3:54 pm.
  • 032-022 3:54 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:54 pm and 4:00 pm.
  • 032-023 4:00 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Edwin G. Michaelian talked on the telephone from 4:00 pm to 4:02 pm.
  • 373-017 4:00 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Edwin G. Michaelian met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:00 pm to 4:02 pm.
  • 032-024 4:02 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:02 pm and 4:04 pm.
  • 373-018 4:02 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 4:02 pm and 4:04 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 373-016, 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/373-016 (accessed October 9, 2026).