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Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telecommunications

Thursday, December 28, 1972 · 3:25 PM–3:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation380-034 on Tape 380StartThursday, December 28, 1972 at 3:25 PMEndThursday, December 28, 1972 at 3:35 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 380-034 ↗

President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. No substantial policy matters or significant decisions were addressed during this exchange. The conversation functioned solely as a routine operational bridge to connect the President to another party.

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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 3:25 pm and 3:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 380-034 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 380-34

Date: December 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:25 pm and 3:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 35-32]
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                                                             Conversation No. 380-34 (cont’d)
  • 035-031 3:14 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:14 pm to 3:25 pm.
  • 380-032 3:14 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:14 pm to 3:25 pm.
  • 035-032 3:25 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:35 pm.
  • 380-033 3:25 PM · 30 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 3:25 pm and 3:35 pm.
  • 035-033 3:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:35 pm to 3:36 pm.
  • 380-035 3:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:35 pm to 3:36 pm.
  • 035-034 3:43 PM · 2 min — Col. Richard T. Kennedy and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:43 pm to 3:45 pm.
  • 380-036 3:43 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:43 pm to 3:45 pm.

Conversation 380-034, 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/380-034 (accessed October 10, 2026).