Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 390 › Conversation 390-020
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential logistics
Thursday, November 2, 1972 · 6:57 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a logistical step to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On November 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:57 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 390-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 390-20 Date: November 2, 1972 Time: 6:57 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 32-155]
Also recorded on November 2, 1972
- 032-154 6:00 PM · 5 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 6:00 pm to 6:04 pm.
- 390-015 6:38 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 6:50 pm.
- 390-016 6:38 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 6:50 pm.
- 390-017 6:38 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 6:50 pm.
- 390-018 6:38 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 6:50 pm.
- 390-019 6:50 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:50 pm to 6:55 pm.
- 032-155 6:57 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:57 pm.
- 032-156 6:57 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:57 pm and 7:02 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 390-020, November 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/390-020 (accessed October 11, 2026).