Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 388 › Conversation 388-006
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications
Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 2:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with a White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This routine contact served the logistical purpose of managing the President's communications within the Executive Office Building. No substantive policy discussions or major strategic decisions occurred during this brief exchange.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On November 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 388-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 388-6 Date: November 8, 1972 Time: 2:00 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 33-70]
Also recorded on November 8, 1972
- 033-070 2:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:00 pm.
- 388-007 2:00 PM · 35 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 2:00 pm and 2:05 pm.
- 388-008 2:05 PM · 1 hr 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, unknown person(s), Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, Robert H. Finch, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 3:28 pm.
- 033-071 2:15 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:15 pm and 2:18 pm.
- 033-072 2:18 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:18 pm and 2:35 pm.
- 033-073 3:08 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Edward R. G. Heath talked on the telephone from 3:08 pm to 3:11 pm.
- 033-074 3:11 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:11 pm and 3:28 pm.
- 388-009 3:11 PM · 48 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 3:11 pm and 3:28 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 388-006, 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/388-006 (accessed September 28, 2026).