Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 383 › Conversation 383-005
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Thursday, December 14, 1972 · 3:25 PM–3:29 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 20 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled communication with the White House operator from his office in the Old Executive Office Building. The interaction served as a routine administrative exchange to facilitate telephone connectivity. No policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief contact.
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NARA Description
On December 14, 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 3:29 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 383-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 383-5
Date: December 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:25 pm and 3:29 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 34-82]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on December 14, 1972
- 383-002 3:24 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:24 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 034-081 3:25 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:25 pm.
- 034-082 3:25 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:29 pm.
- 383-003 3:25 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:25 pm.
- 383-004 3:25 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:29 pm.
- 383-006 3:29 PM · 2 hr 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Arthur Krock, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John A. Scali, Manolo Sanchez, John D. Ehrlichman, unknown person(s), White House operator, and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:29 pm to 6:01 pm.
- 034-083 3:32 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Arthur Krock talked on the telephone from 3:32 pm to 3:35 pm.
- 034-084 3:35 PM · 13 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 4:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 383-005, December 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/383-005 (accessed September 28, 2026).