Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 391 › Conversation 391-017

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential daily life

Friday, November 3, 1972 · 8:34 AM–8:42 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation391-017 on Tape 391StartFriday, November 3, 1972 at 8:34 AMEndFriday, November 3, 1972 at 8:42 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 391-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal exchange with a White House operator that concluded with a shared prayer. This interaction served as a moment of personal reflection or religious observance between the President and a staff member. No policy matters or administrative actions were addressed during this short recording.

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and pray for us please.
Amen.

NARA Description

On November 3, 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 8:34 am and 8:42 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 391-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 391-17

Date: November 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:34 am and 8:42 am
Location: Executive Office Buildings

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 32-159]

Also recorded on November 3, 1972

  • 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.
  • 391-016 8:33 AM · 13 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 032-161 9:00 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:12 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 391-017, 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/391-017 (accessed September 28, 2026).