Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 391 › Conversation 391-030

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on telecommunications

Friday, November 3, 1972 · 9:46 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation391-030 on Tape 391StartFriday, November 3, 1972 at 9:46 AMEndFriday, November 3, 1972 at 9:46 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 391-030 ↗

President Nixon spoke 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 exchange.

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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 9:46 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 391-030 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 391-30

Date: November 3, 1972
Time: 9:46 am
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                          Conversation No. 391-30 (cont’d)

Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 32-168]
  • 032-165 9:42 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:42 am and 9:44 am.
  • 391-027 9:42 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 9:42 am and 9:44 am.
  • 032-166 9:44 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 9:44 am to 9:45 am.
  • 391-028 9:44 AM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:44 am to 9:45 am.
  • 032-167 9:45 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:45 am.
  • 391-029 9:45 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:45 am.
  • 391-031 9:45 AM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Jack R. Miller, and William L. Scott met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 10:13 am.
  • 032-168 9:46 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:46 am.

Conversation 391-030, 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/391-030 (accessed September 28, 2026).