Nixon White House Tapes

Listen to and search all 22,725 conversations from the 949 Nixon White House recordings, 1971–1973 — with AI transcripts, summaries and the Nixon Library finding aids.

22,725 conversations · 22,588 with audio · 19,553 AI transcripts · 850 conversations cut into their own clips

On this day — September 29

September 29, 1972Nixon, Douglas-Home & Kissinger · 1 hr 11 min

President Nixon met with Sir Alexander F. Douglas-Home and Henry Kissinger to discuss the necessity of strengthening communication and cooperative action within the Atlantic Alliance. The participants explored geopolitical concerns, specifically Soviet mili…

September 29, 1972Nixon, Kissinger & Haig · 59 min

President Nixon met with his senior aides and advisors to discuss a broad range of political and foreign policy issues, including congressional strategy regarding a spending ceiling and potential budget vetoes. The group examined the political impact of the…

September 29, 1972Nixon, Cost of Living Council & Shultz · 57 min

President Nixon met with the Cost of Living Council to review the administration’s economic performance and coordinate strategy regarding inflation, labor relations, and food prices ahead of the 1972 election. Council members, including George Shultz and Do…

September 29, 1972Nixon, Kissinger & Schumann · 47 min

President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and Maurice Schumann met to coordinate diplomatic strategy regarding the Vietnam War and US-French relations. The discussion focused on the ongoing Paris Peace Talks, with Nixon and Kissinger emphasizing that they were appr…

What is in the archive?

Between February 1971 and July 1973 a voice-activated system secretly recorded President Richard Nixon's meetings and telephone calls in the Oval Office, the Old Executive Office Building, the Cabinet Room and Camp David. The National Archives has catalogued 22,725 conversations across 949 tapes. Easy Nixon brings together the released audio, the Nixon Library finding aids, AI-generated transcripts for more than 19,000 conversations, and short AI summaries — all free, with permanent links you can cite. Read more about the project and the data.