Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 376 › Conversation 376-017
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator
Thursday, November 2, 1972 · 9:21 AM–9:38 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call. The exchange serves primarily as a logistical connection to facilitate further communication. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.
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NARA Description
On November 2, 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 9:21 am and 9:38 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 376-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 376-17 Date: November 2, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:21 am and 9:38 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 32-133]
Also recorded on November 2, 1972
- 376-015 8:40 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:40 am to 8:44 am.
- 376-016 9:20 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:20 am to 9:21 am.
- 032-133 9:21 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:21 am and 9:38 am.
- 032-134 9:38 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:38 am to 9:45 am.
- 376-018 9:38 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:38 am to 9:45 am.
- 032-135 10:21 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:21 am.
- 376-019 10:21 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:21 am.
- 376-020 10:25 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:25 am to 10:45 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 376-017, November 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/376-017 (accessed October 10, 2026).