Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 388 › Conversation 388-005
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Robert H. Finch
Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 1:59 AM–2:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 24 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with an aide to determine the location and availability of Robert Finch, who was visiting Washington. The President requested that the staff arrange a telephone call with Finch once he returned to his base. The conversation concluded with Nixon providing lighthearted, facetious instructions regarding the handling of Finch's whereabouts.
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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 1:59 am and 2:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 388-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 388-5
Date: November 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:59 am and 2:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person.
Robert H. Finch
-Location
-The President’s schedule
-Request for a telephone call from FinchAlso recorded on November 8, 1972
- 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.
- 033-059 1:12 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller talked on the telephone from 1:12 am to 1:16 am.
- 033-060 1:16 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 am and 1:28 am.
- 033-061 1:30 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:30 am and 1:31 am.
- 033-062 1:31 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hubert H. Humphrey talked on the telephone from 1:31 am to 1:35 am.
- 033-063 1:35 AM · 1 min — Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 am and 3:00 am.
- 033-064 1:35 AM · 50 sec — Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 am and 3:00 am.
- 033-065 1:35 AM · 36 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 am and 3:00 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 388-005, 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/388-005 (accessed September 28, 2026).