Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 388 › Conversation 388-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on 1972 election

Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 12:54 AM–1:00 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation388-002 on Tape 388StartWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 12:54 AMEndWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 1:00 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 388-002 ↗

An 8-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On November 8, 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 12:54 am and 1:00 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 388-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 388-2

Date: November 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:54 am and 1:00 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

[Conversation No. 388-2A]

       California

[End of telephone conversation]

       The President’s schedule
            -Florida trip

[Aborted telephone call]
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                              NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

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  • 033-055 12:54 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:54 am and 1:00 am.
  • 388-001 12:54 AM · 12 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 12:54 am and 1:00 am.
  • 388-003 12:54 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Manolo Sanchez, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:54 am and 1:00 am.
  • 033-056 1:00 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Frank L. Rizzo talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 am and 1:10 am.
  • 388-004 1:00 AM · 1 hr 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), White House operator, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:00 am to 3:00 am.
  • 033-057 1:10 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:10 am and 1:12 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 388-002, November 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/388-002 (accessed November 13, 2026).