Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 382 › Conversation 382-008
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Administrative…
Saturday, December 16, 1972 · 1:35 PM–3:25 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a final wrap-up of outgoing communications. The brief interaction focused on concluding administrative tasks and administrative coordination within the Executive Office Building. No substantive policy discussions were recorded during this procedural exchange.
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NARA Description
On December 16, 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 1:35 pm and 3:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 382-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 382-8 Date: December 16, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:35 pm and 3:25 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 34-98]
Also recorded on December 16, 1972
- 034-097 12:11 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 12:11 pm to 12:12 pm.
- 382-003 12:45 PM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:45 pm to 1:25 pm.
- 382-004 1:26 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 1:26 pm and 1:35 pm.
- 382-005 1:26 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:26 pm to 1:35 pm.
- 034-098 1:35 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 382-006 1:35 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 382-007 1:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 034-099 3:25 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 3:25 pm to 3:28 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 382-008, December 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/382-008 (accessed October 5, 2026).