Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 379 › Conversation 379-004

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

Wednesday, November 1, 1972 · 9:00 AM–9:02 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation379-004 on Tape 379StartWednesday, November 1, 1972 at 9:00 AMEndWednesday, November 1, 1972 at 9:02 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 379-004 ↗

President Nixon spoke briefly with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. No substantive policy matters or political discussions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange. The interaction served solely as a technical connection to initiate communication with another party.

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On November 1, 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 9:00 am and 9:02 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 379-004 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 379-4

Date: November 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:00 am and 9:02 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 32-107]
  • 032-105 8:55 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:55 am to 8:56 am.
  • 032-106 9:00 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:00 am.
  • 032-107 9:00 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:02 am.
  • 379-003 9:00 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:00 am.
  • 032-108 9:02 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:02 am to 9:03 am.
  • 379-005 9:02 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:02 am to 9:03 am.
  • 032-109 9:03 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 9:09 am.
  • 379-006 9:03 AM · 11 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 9:03 am and 9:09 am.

Conversation 379-004, November 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/379-004 (accessed October 5, 2026).