Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 384 › Conversation 384-008

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House operator

Thursday, December 14, 1972 · 1:39 PM–2:09 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation384-008 on Tape 384StartThursday, December 14, 1972 at 1:39 PMEndThursday, December 14, 1972 at 2:09 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 384-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call. The exchange was brief and strictly functional, serving only to facilitate telephonic communication for the President. No substantive policy discussions or political developments occurred during this brief interaction.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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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 1:39 pm and 2:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 384-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 384-8

Date: December 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:39 pm and 2:09 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 34-77]

Also recorded on December 14, 1972

  • 034-077 1:39 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 2:09 pm.
  • 384-005 1:39 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 2:09 pm.
  • 384-006 1:39 PM · 15 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 1:39 pm and 2:09 pm.
  • 384-007 1:39 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 2:09 pm.
  • 034-078 2:09 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 2:09 pm to 2:10 pm.
  • 384-009 2:09 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:09 pm to 2:10 pm.
  • 034-079 2:10 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 3:04 pm.
  • 384-010 2:10 PM · 19 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 2:10 pm and 2:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 384-008, 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/384-008 (accessed September 28, 2026).