Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 389 › Conversation 389-016

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Switchboard operations

Saturday, November 4, 1972 · 11:00 AM–11:01 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation389-016 on Tape 389StartSaturday, November 4, 1972 at 11:00 AMEndSaturday, November 4, 1972 at 11:01 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 389-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon communicated briefly with the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call. No substantive policy matters or historical events were discussed during this short administrative interaction. The conversation serves primarily as a record of the routine logistical support provided by the switchboard staff to the President.

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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 11:00 am and 11:01 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 389-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 389-16

Date: November 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:00 am and 11:01 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 33-31]
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  • 389-015 11:00 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:01 am.
  • 033-032 11:01 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 11:01 am to 11:02 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 389-016, 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/389-016 (accessed October 11, 2026).