Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 823 › Conversation 823-011
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House operator
Thursday, December 14, 1972 · 1:05 PM–1:07 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to connect him with a contact identified as Joy. This brief interaction serves as a routine administrative communication to facilitate a follow-up phone call. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions occurred 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 an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:07 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 823-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 823-11
Date: December 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm and 1:07 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 34-75]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on December 14, 1972
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- 034-074 1:05 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:07 pm.
- 034-075 1:05 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:07 pm.
- 823-009 1:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:07 pm.
- 823-010 1:05 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:07 pm.
- 823-012 1:05 PM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:25 pm.
- 034-076 1:07 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 1:07 pm to 1:08 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 823-011, 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/823-011 (accessed September 28, 2026).