Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 382 › Conversation 382-020
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telephony
Sunday, December 17, 1972 · 2:45 PM–3:11 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing communication. This brief interaction served as a logistical step for the President to place a telephone call. No further substantive policy or strategic discussions occurred during this brief exchange.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.
NARA Description
On December 17, 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 2:45 pm and 3:11 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 382-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No.382-20 Date: December 17, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:45 pm and 3:11 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 34-115]
Also recorded on December 17, 1972
- 382-017 2:24 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:24 pm to 2:45 pm.
- 034-115 2:45 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 3:11 pm.
- 034-116 3:11 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 3:11 pm to 3:13 pm.
- 382-018 3:11 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:11 pm to 3:13 pm.
- 034-117 3:13 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:13 pm and 3:16 pm.
- 382-019 3:13 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:13 pm and 3:16 pm.
- 034-118 3:23 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 3:23 pm to 3:24 pm.
- 034-119 3:24 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:24 pm and 3:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 382-020, December 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/382-020 (accessed September 22, 2026).