Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 379 › Conversation 379-013

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Wednesday, November 1, 1972 · 10:44 AM–10:45 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation379-013 on Tape 379StartWednesday, November 1, 1972 at 10:44 AMEndWednesday, November 1, 1972 at 10:45 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 379-013 ↗

President Nixon initiates a brief communication with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The President confirms his readiness to connect, requesting assistance to establish a line for an upcoming conversation. No substantive policy discussions or complex directives occur during this short administrative exchange.

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John, you got me cleared.

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 10:44 am and 10:45 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 379-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 379-13

Date: November 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:44 am and 10:45 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 32-113]
  • 032-112 10:44 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:44 am.
  • 032-113 10:44 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:44 am and 10:45 am.
  • 379-012 10:44 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 10:44 am.
  • 032-114 10:45 AM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John A. Scali talked on the telephone from 10:45 am to 10:46 am.
  • 379-014 10:45 AM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John A. Scali met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:45 am to 10:46 am.
  • 032-115 10:46 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:46 am and 11:15 am.
  • 032-116 10:46 AM · 52 sec — Charles W. Colson and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:46 am and 11:15 am.
  • 032-117 10:46 AM · 18 sec — Charles W. Colson and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:46 am and 11:15 am.

Conversation 379-013, 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/379-013 (accessed October 5, 2026).