Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 379 › Conversation 379-018
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Wednesday, November 1, 1972 · 12:25 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon spoke with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This brief exchange served as a logistical step to initiate an outgoing call to another party. No substantive policy discussions or executive decisions occurred during this connection attempt.
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NARA Description
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 12:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 379-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 379-18 Date: November 1, 1972 Time: 12:25 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 32-120]
Also recorded on November 1, 1972
- 032-119 11:17 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:17 am.
- 379-017 11:20 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:20 am to 11:45 am.
- 032-120 12:25 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:25 pm.
- 379-019 12:26 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:26 pm to 12:40 pm.
- 391-001 12:40 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Zosimo Monson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 391-002 12:40 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 391-003 12:40 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 12:40 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 391-004 12:40 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 2:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 379-018, 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/379-018 (accessed October 5, 2026).