Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 380 › Conversation 380-012
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Thursday, December 28, 1972 · 12:07 PM–12:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with a White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection. The conversation serves primarily as a logistical exchange to initiate communication with another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this brief bridge to a separate call.
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NARA Description
On December 28, 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 12:07 pm and 12:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 380-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 380-12 Date: December 28, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:07 pm and 12:35 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 35-25]
Also recorded on December 28, 1972
- 035-024 11:56 AM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 11:56 am to 11:57 am.
- 380-007 11:56 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:56 am and 11:57 am.
- 380-008 11:57 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:57 am and 12:05 pm.
- 380-009 12:05 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:05 pm to 12:07 pm.
- 035-025 12:07 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:07 pm and 12:35 pm.
- 380-010 12:07 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:07 pm and 12:35 pm.
- 380-011 12:07 PM · 5 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 12:07 pm and 12:35 pm.
- 035-026 12:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rex W. Scouten talked on the telephone from 12:35 pm to 12:39 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 380-012, December 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/380-012 (accessed October 11, 2026).