Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 392 › Conversation 392-011
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Office management
Monday, January 1, 1973 · 11:17 AM–11:20 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss the physical management of his workspace. The primary topic of conversation focused on providing specific instructions regarding the adjustment of the window blinds. No other substantive political or administrative matters were recorded during this brief interaction.
- White House operations
- Office management
- Facility maintenance
- Nixon, Richard M.
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NARA Description
On January 1, 1973, 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 11:17 am and 11:20 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 392-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 392-11
Date: January 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:17 am and 11:20 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown person.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Window blinds
-Instructions
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 11:20 am.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on January 1, 1973
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- 829-016 11:14 AM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:14 am and 11:16 am.
- 392-010 11:17 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 11:17 am.
- 392-012 11:17 AM · 15 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 11:17 am and 11:20 am.
- 392-013 11:17 AM · 34 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 11:17 am and 11:20 am.
- 035-047 11:20 AM · 2 min — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and Gerald L. Warren talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:38 pm.
- 035-048 11:20 AM · 17 sec — Charles W. Colson and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:38 pm.
- 392-014 11:20 AM · 1 hr 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Manolo Sanchez, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:20 am to 1:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 392-011, January 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/392-011 (accessed September 28, 2026).