Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 391 › Conversation 391-016

Nixon & Sidley on Presidential protocol and Office administration

Friday, November 3, 1972 · 8:33 AM–8:34 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sidley, Mary A. ("Toni")Conversation391-016 onTape 391StartFriday, November 3, 1972 at 8:33 AMEndFriday, November 3, 1972 at 8:34 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 391-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief introductory meeting with Mary A. ("Toni") Sidley in his Old Executive Office Building suite. The encounter served primarily as a formal exchange of greetings. No policy discussions or specific administrative actions occurred during the one-minute interaction.

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NARA Description

On November 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Mary A. ("Toni") Sidley met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:33 am to 8:34 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 391-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 391-16

Date: November 3, 1972
Time: 8:33 am - 8:34 am
Location: Executive Office Building
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                       (rev. Mar.-08)

                                                            Conversation No. 391-16 (cont’d)

The President met with Mary A. ("Toni") Sidley.

       Greetings

Sidley left at 8:34 am.

Also recorded on November 3, 1972

391-013 8:07 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:07 am to 8:08 am.
391-014 8:08 AM · 37 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 8:08 am and 8:15 am.
391-015 8:15 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:15 am to 8:31 am.
391-017 8:34 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 8:34 am and 8:42 am.
391-018 8:34 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:34 am and 8:42 am.
391-019 8:34 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:34 am and 8:42 am.
032-160 8:42 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:42 am to 8:46 am.
391-020 8:46 AM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 9:00 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 391-016, November 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/391-016 (accessed September 18, 2026).