Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 632 › Conversation 632-008
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on George H.W. Bush
Wednesday, December 8, 1971 · 10:55 AM–11:03 AM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Ambassador George H.W. Bush in New York. The brief exchange served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and his U.S. Representative to the United Nations. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief request.
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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 10:55 am and 11:03 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 632-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 632-8 Date: December 8, 1971 Time: Unknown between 10:55 am and 11:03 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 16-46]
Also recorded on December 8, 1971
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 632-008, 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/632-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).