Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 376 › Conversation 376-031
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator
Thursday, November 2, 1972 · 11:29 AM–11:30 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal exchange with a White House operator to facilitate a connection for a subsequent telephone call. The interaction served as a functional necessity for presidential communications management. No substantive policy discussions or significant strategic decisions occurred during this brief contact.
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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 11:29 am and 11:30 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 376-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 376-31 Date: November 2, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:29 am and 11:30 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 32-145]
Also recorded on November 2, 1972
- 376-029 11:24 AM · 17 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 11:24 am and 11:28 am.
- 032-144 11:28 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 11:28 am to 11:29 am.
- 376-030 11:28 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:28 am to 11:29 am.
- 032-145 11:29 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:29 am and 11:30 am.
- 032-146 11:30 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 11:30 am to 11:31 am.
- 376-032 11:30 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:30 am to 11:31 am.
- 032-147 11:32 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 11:32 am to 11:33 am.
- 376-033 11:32 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:32 am to 11:33 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 376-031, 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/376-031 (accessed October 10, 2026).