Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 389 › Conversation 389-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Saturday, November 4, 1972 · 8:30 AM–8:40 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation389-001 on Tape 389StartSaturday, November 4, 1972 at 8:30 AMEndSaturday, November 4, 1972 at 8:40 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 389-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to connect him to an unidentified party. This brief administrative interaction serves as a routine call-handling request to facilitate communication with an external individual. No further substantive dialogue is recorded during this brief exchange.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Take her, please.

NARA Description

On November 4, 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 8:30 am and 8:40 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 389-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 389-1

Date: November 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:30 am and 8:40 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 33-3]

Also recorded on November 4, 1972

  • 033-003 8:30 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:40 am.
  • 033-004 8:40 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 8:40 am to 8:45 am.
  • 389-002 8:40 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:40 am to 8:45 am.
  • 033-005 8:45 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at 8:45 am.
  • 033-006 8:45 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 8:52 am.
  • 389-003 8:45 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:45 am.
  • 389-004 8:45 AM · 10 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 8:45 am and 8:52 am.
  • 033-007 8:52 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 8:52 am to 9:00 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 389-001, November 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/389-001 (accessed October 11, 2026).