Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 375 › Conversation 375-015

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator

Thursday, October 26, 1972 · 2:29 PM–2:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation375-015 on Tape 375StartThursday, October 26, 1972 at 2:29 PMEndThursday, October 26, 1972 at 2:40 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 375-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon interacts briefly with a White House operator in his office at the Old Executive Office Building. The exchange consists of the President directing the operator to disconnect or leave the line. No substantive policy discussions or significant administrative decisions occur during this brief interaction.

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Get away, please.

NARA Description

On October 26, 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 2:29 pm and 2:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 375-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 375-15

Date: October 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:29 pm and 2:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 32-54]

Also recorded on October 26, 1972

  • 032-054 2:29 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:29 pm and 2:40 pm.
  • 375-016 2:29 PM · 10 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 2:29 pm and 2:40 pm.
  • 032-055 2:40 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:40 pm to 2:41 pm.
  • 375-017 2:40 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:40 pm to 2:41 pm.
  • 032-056 2:41 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:41 pm and 2:50 pm.
  • 375-018 2:41 PM · 7 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 2:41 pm and 2:50 pm.
  • 032-057 2:50 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:50 pm to 2:51 pm.
  • 375-019 2:50 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:50 pm to 2:51 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 375-015, October 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/375-015 (accessed October 9, 2026).