Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 389 › Conversation 389-004
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Telephone operations
Saturday, November 4, 1972 · 8:45 AM–8:52 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone call. The exchange was limited to technical instructions regarding the placement of the call. No substantive policy matters or political developments were addressed during this brief operational communication.
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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 8:45 am and 8:52 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 389-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 389-4 Date: November 4, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:45 am and 8:52 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 33-6]
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.
- 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.
- 389-005 8:52 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:52 am to 9:00 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 389-004, 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/389-004 (accessed October 11, 2026).