Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 378 › Conversation 378-009
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telephony
Tuesday, October 31, 1972 · 1:05 PM–1:13 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief exchange focused on establishing a telephonic connection to an external party. No substantive policy discussions or major developments occurred during this administrative interaction.
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NARA Description
On October 31, 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 1:05 pm and 1:13 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 378-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 378-9 Date: October 31, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm and 1:13 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 32-94]
Also recorded on October 31, 1972
- 032-094 1:05 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:13 pm.
- 032-095 1:05 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:13 pm.
- 378-008 1:05 PM · 13 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 1:05 pm and 1:13 pm.
- 378-010 1:05 PM · 11 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 1:05 pm and 1:13 pm.
- 378-016 1:05 PM · 10 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 1:05 pm and 1:13 pm.
- 032-096 1:13 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 1:13 pm to 1:14 pm.
- 378-011 1:13 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:13 pm to 1:14 pm.
- 032-097 1:14 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:14 pm to 1:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 378-009, October 31, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/378-009 (accessed October 5, 2026).