Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 388 › Conversation 388-007
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on 1972 election
Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 2:00 PM–2:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 35 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with an aide to coordinate the delivery of comprehensive election results following the 1972 presidential contest. The discussion focused on the timing of report availability, with the President requesting that the finalized state-by-state data be prepared for him to review by 4:30 p.m. This information was intended for Nixon’s personal use in connection with his upcoming travel plans to Florida.
- 1972 election
- Election results
- Presidential schedule
- Data reporting
- Florida
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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 2:00 pm and 2:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 388-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 388-7
Date: November 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:00 pm and 2:05 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY
Conversation No. 388-7 (cont’d)
The President talked with an unknown person.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
1972 election
-State by state report
-Delivery
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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1972 election
-Report
-Delivery
-Timing
-The President’s schedule
-Florida tripAlso 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.
- 388-006 2:00 PM · 11 sec — 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.
- 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 388-007, 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/388-007 (accessed September 28, 2026).