Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 813 › Conversation 813-008

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Mike Mansfield

Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 8:17 AM–9:14 AM ET · Oval Office · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation813-008 on Tape 813StartWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 8:17 AMEndWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 9:14 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 813-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a call to Senator Mike Mansfield through the White House operator. This brief administrative exchange serves to facilitate communication between the President and the Senate Majority Leader. No further substantive policy discussions are captured in this recording segment.

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Senator Mansfield.

NARA Description

On November 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 813-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 813-8

Date: November 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:17 am and 9:14 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 33-66]

Also recorded on November 8, 1972

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  • 813-001 8:17 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am.
  • 813-002 8:17 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am.
  • 813-003 8:17 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am.
  • 813-004 8:17 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am.
  • 813-005 8:17 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am.
  • 813-006 8:17 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am.
  • 813-007 8:17 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 813-008, November 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/813-008 (accessed September 28, 2026).