Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 382 › Conversation 382-011
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Miami Dolphins
Saturday, December 16, 1972 · 3:28 PM–3:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 39 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting in the Old Executive Office Building with unidentified individuals. The conversation centered on casual topics, including historical references to past fairs and updates on professional sports, specifically the Miami Dolphins' recent 14-0 victory. No substantive policy decisions or executive actions were recorded during this segment.
- Miami Dolphins
- Professional Sports
- Historical Fairs
- Casual Conversation
- Presidential Schedule
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NARA Description
On December 16, 1972, 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 3:28 pm and 3:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 382-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 382-11
Date: December 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:28 pm and 3:45 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person.
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The President’s schedule
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
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*****************************************************************Also recorded on December 16, 1972
- 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.
- 382-009 3:25 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:25 pm to 3:28 pm.
- 382-010 3:28 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:28 pm and 3:45 pm.
- 382-012 3:28 PM · 29 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 3:28 pm and 3:45 pm.
- 034-100 3:45 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 4:27 pm.
- 034-101 3:45 PM · 14 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 4:27 pm.
- 034-102 3:45 PM · 25 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 4:27 pm.
- 382-013 3:45 PM · 1 hr 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Ronald L. Ziegler, Manolo Sanchez, unknown person(s), Anne L. Armstrong, and Lawrence M. Higby met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:45 pm to 5:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 382-011, 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/382-011 (accessed October 5, 2026).