Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 632 › Conversation 632-005
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House logistics
Wednesday, December 8, 1971 · 10:50 AM–10:52 AM ET · Oval Office · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon communicated with the White House operator to facilitate a transition in his travel arrangements. The brief interaction focused on the logistics of departing the Oval Office via automobile. No substantive policy matters were addressed during this short exchange.
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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 10:50 am and 10:52 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 632-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 632-5 Date: December 8, 1971 Time: Unknown between 10:50 am and 10:52 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 16-43]
Also recorded on December 8, 1971
- 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.
- 016-046 10:55 AM · 7 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.
- 632-007 10:55 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 11:03 am.
- 632-008 10:55 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 11:03 am.
- 016-047 11:03 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:03 am to 11:05 am.
- 632-009 11:03 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:03 am to 11:05 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 632-005, 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/632-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).