Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 380 › Conversation 380-031
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telecommunications
Thursday, December 28, 1972 · 2:40 PM–3:14 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This brief interaction served as a routine administrative task to establish communication with another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions occurred during this brief exchange.
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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 2:40 pm and 3:14 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 380-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 380-31 Date: December 28, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:40 pm and 3:14 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 35-30]
Also recorded on December 28, 1972
- 380-026 2:20 PM · 2 min — 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 2:20 pm and 2:26 pm.
- 035-028 2:26 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Maurice J. Williams talked on the telephone from 2:26 pm to 2:30 pm.
- 380-028 2:26 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Maurice J. Williams met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:26 pm to 2:30 pm.
- 035-156 2:30 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 380-029 2:30 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 2:30 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 035-029 2:39 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone from 2:39 pm to 2:40 pm.
- 380-030 2:39 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:39 pm to 2:40 pm.
- 035-030 2:40 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 3:14 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 380-031, 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/380-031 (accessed October 10, 2026).