Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 388 › Conversation 388-013
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telephone operations
Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 3:30 PM–3:31 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon briefly speaks with the White House operator following a minor technical issue or disruption in communication. The interaction concludes quickly after the President identifies the problem, resulting in no substantive policy decisions. This exchange serves as a routine administrative communication regarding the functionality of the presidential phone system.
- White House communications
- Telephone operations
- Technical malfunction
- Presidential staff
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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 an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 3:31 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 388-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 388-13 Date: November 8, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:30 pm and 3:31 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 33-76]
Also recorded on November 8, 1972
- 033-075 3:28 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:28 pm to 3:30 pm.
- 033-076 3:30 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 3:31 pm.
- 033-077 3:30 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 3:31 pm.
- 033-078 3:30 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 3:32 pm.
- 388-014 3:30 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 3:31 pm.
- 388-015 3:30 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 3:31 pm.
- 388-016 3:30 PM · 5 sec — 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 3:30 pm and 3:32 pm.
- 388-017 3:30 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:30 pm to 3:37 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 388-013, 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/388-013 (accessed September 28, 2026).