Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 828 › Conversation 828-012

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Communications

Wednesday, December 27, 1972 · 10:53 AM ET · Oval Office · 18 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation828-012 on Tape 828StartWednesday, December 27, 1972 at 10:53 AMEndWednesday, December 27, 1972 at 10:53 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 828-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to verify the availability of a specific individual. The brief exchange served to coordinate scheduling and clarify the whereabouts of the party in question. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were recorded during this brief administrative communication.

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Fine.
That's all right.
Fine.
I knew he was going to be out.
That's fine.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On December 27, 1972, the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:53 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 828-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 828-12

Date: December 27, 1972
Time: 10:53 am
Location: Oval Office

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 35-11]

Also recorded on December 27, 1972

  • 828-006 10:12 AM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:12 am and 10:44 am.
  • 828-008 10:44 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:44 am to 10:48 am.
  • 035-010 10:48 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:48 am and 10:53 am.
  • 828-009 10:48 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:48 am and 10:53 am.
  • 828-010 10:48 AM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:48 am and 10:53 am.
  • 828-011 10:48 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:48 am and 10:53 am.
  • 035-011 10:53 AM · 19 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 10:53 am.
  • 828-013 11:01 AM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter J. Brennan, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:01 am to 12:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 828-012, December 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/828-012 (accessed October 11, 2026).