Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 373 › Conversation 373-020

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on administrative logistics

Tuesday, October 24, 1972 · 4:04 PM–4:16 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation373-020 on Tape 373StartTuesday, October 24, 1972 at 4:04 PMEndTuesday, October 24, 1972 at 4:16 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 373-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing communication. This brief interaction served an administrative purpose, likely intended to connect the President with another party for official business. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during this brief 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 4:04 pm and 4:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 373-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 373-20

Date: October 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:04 pm and 4:16 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 32-25]

Also recorded on October 24, 1972

  • 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.
  • 032-025 4:04 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:04 pm and 4:16 pm.
  • 373-019 4:04 PM · 9 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 4:04 pm and 4:16 pm.
  • 373-021 4:04 PM · 13 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 4:04 pm and 4:16 pm.
  • 373-022 4:04 PM · 15 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 4:04 pm and 4:16 pm.
  • 373-023 4:04 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:04 pm and 4:16 pm.
  • 373-024 4:04 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:04 pm and 4:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 373-020, 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/373-020 (accessed October 9, 2026).