Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 813 › Conversation 813-009

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on communication protocol

Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 9:14 AM ET · Oval Office · 38 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation813-009 on Tape 813StartWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 9:14 AMEndWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 9:14 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 813-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator regarding his availability and communication protocols for the remainder of the day. He established instructions for returning calls and confirmed a schedule for an upcoming 2:30 PM meeting. These arrangements ensured that his staff could manage his communications while he remained largely out of reach.

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I will be out of touch for probably the rest of the day.
Be sure that he knows I return a call and then I'll tell him about it.
And he'll see me and then I'll probably call him tomorrow, tonight, later, because I'll be out of touch tomorrow at 430 myself.
Fine.
He'll be there at 230.
Fine.
Yes, he's going to come to talk to me at 9.

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 9:14 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 813-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 813-9

Date: November 8, 1972
Time: 9:14 am
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

                                                         Conversation No. 813-9 (cont’d)

Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 33-67]

Also recorded on November 8, 1972

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  • 033-068 9:14 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:16 am.
  • 813-010 9:14 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:16 am.
  • 813-011 9:14 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:16 am.
  • 033-069 9:16 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry S. Dent talked on the telephone from 9:16 am to 9:29 am.
  • 813-012 9:16 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry S. Dent met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:16 am to 9:29 am.
  • 813-013 9:31 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 9:48 am.
  • 813-014 9:48 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:48 am to 9:51 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 813-009, 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/813-009 (accessed September 28, 2026).