Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 380 › Conversation 380-042

Nixon alone in his EOB office on correspondence and second term transition

Thursday, December 28, 1972 · 12:39 PM–2:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation380-042 on Tape 380StartThursday, December 28, 1972 at 12:39 PMEndThursday, December 28, 1972 at 2:20 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 380-042 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon utilized this time to dictate a letter addressed to Ann Duggan. Additionally, he recorded his personal reflections regarding the transition between his first and second presidential terms. The session concluded with the drafting of a New Year's greeting for First Lady Pat Nixon.

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NARA Description

On December 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 2:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 380-042 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 380-42

Date: December 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:39 pm and 2:20 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President dictated a letter to Ann Duggan.

       Note pads
            -The President’s notes
                 -Second term compared to first term

       New Year’s greeting
           -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

Also recorded on December 28, 1972

  • 035-027 12:39 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 2:26 pm.
  • 380-014 12:39 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 380-015 12:39 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 380-016 12:39 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 380-017 12:39 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 380-018 12:39 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 380-019 12:39 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 380-020 12:39 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 2:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 380-042, 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/380-042 (accessed October 10, 2026).