Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 700 › Conversation 700-001
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Creighton Abrams
Monday, April 3, 1972 · 8:40 AM–8:54 AM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon consults with an unidentified associate regarding the handling of sensitive intelligence reports from General Creighton Abrams. The President expresses frustration with the current reporting process and mandates that all future updates from Abrams be directed to him personally. To facilitate this oversight, the President instructs the associate to ensure that they are available for immediate consultation upon request.
- Creighton Abrams
- Intelligence reports
- White House procedures
- Military communication
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On April 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:40 am and 8:54 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 700-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 700-1
Date: April 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:40 am and 8:54 am
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with an unknown person.
Phone call to the PresidentAlso recorded on April 3, 1972
- 700-002 8:40 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:40 am and 9:09 pm.
- 700-003 9:18 AM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:18 am to 9:59 am.
- 022-063 9:33 AM · 1 min — the White House operator, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, President Richard M. Nixon, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 9:33 am to 9:34 am.
- 700-004 9:59 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:06 am.
- 700-005 10:06 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, [David] Kenneth Rush, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:06 am to 10:20 am.
- 700-006 10:20 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:23 am.
- 700-007 10:23 AM · 1 hr 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:23 am to 11:35 am.
- 022-064 11:39 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:46 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 700-001, April 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/700-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).