Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 823 › Conversation 823-004

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Telecommunications

Thursday, December 14, 1972 · 11:54 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation823-004 on Tape 823StartThursday, December 14, 1972 at 11:54 AMEndThursday, December 14, 1972 at 11:54 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 823-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief communication with the White House operator from the Oval Office. The interaction focused on facilitating telephonic connections for the President. No further substantive policy or administrative matters were recorded during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On December 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:54 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 823-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 823-4

Date: December 14, 1972
Time: 11:54 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.
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                                                           Conversation No. 823-4 (cont’d)

[See Conversation No. 34-71]

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  • 823-002 11:49 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:49 am.
  • 823-003 11:49 AM · 13 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 11:54 am.
  • 034-071 11:54 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:54 am.
  • 034-152 11:54 AM · 14 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 11:55 am.
  • 823-005 11:54 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 11:55 am.
  • 823-006 11:55 AM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:55 am to 12:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 823-004, December 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/823-004 (accessed September 28, 2026).