Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 632 › Conversation 632-003
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office
Wednesday, December 8, 1971 · 10:18 AM–10:27 AM ET · Oval Office · 37 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon speaks briefly with a White House operator to facilitate the scheduling of an upcoming call. The President provides instructions regarding the necessary preparations for the connection. This exchange serves as an administrative coordination effort to manage the President's telephonic communications.
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Position in tape: 00:59:14 – 00:59:48
part A, 59:12
NARA Description
On December 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:18 am and 10:27 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 632-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 632-3 Date: December 8, 1971 Time: Unknown between 10:18 am and 10:27 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 16-41]
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Also recorded on December 8, 1971
- 632-004 10:27 AM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:27 am to 10:50 am.
- 016-041 10:28 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:28 am.
- 016-042 10:28 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:28 am and 2:15 pm.
- 016-043 10:28 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:28 am and 10:52 am.
- 632-005 10:50 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 10:52 am.
- 016-044 10:52 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 10:52 am to 10:55 am.
- 632-006 10:52 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:52 am to 10:55 am.
- 016-045 10:55 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 11:03 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 632-003, December 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/632-003 (accessed November 2, 2026).