Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 813 › Conversation 813-011
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on telecommunications
Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 9:14 AM–9:16 AM ET · Oval Office · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief exchange with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The conversation was purely administrative, serving as a routine connection to another party. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were addressed during this short interaction.
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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 9:14 am and 9:16 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 813-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 813-11 Date: November 8, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:14 am and 9:16 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 33-68]
Also recorded on November 8, 1972
- 033-067 9:14 AM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:14 am.
- 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.
- 813-009 9:14 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:14 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.
- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 813-011, 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/813-011 (accessed October 6, 2026).