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 — October 15
President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman met at Camp David to discuss the fallout from the Watergate scandal, specifically reports regarding Donald Segretti's activities and his ties to Dwight Chapin. The President expressed frustration with the press and the perc…
President Nixon and Henry Kissinger discussed the status and strategy of ongoing Vietnam peace negotiations, emphasizing that a potential settlement should be pursued based on its own merits rather than election-year political considerations. Kissinger repo…
President Nixon and Charles Colson discussed political strategy regarding the 1972 presidential campaign, specifically focusing on how to neutralize negative press coverage surrounding the Watergate scandal. Nixon expressed satisfaction that the ongoing Con…
President Nixon recorded a memorandum at Camp David to summarize his recent meetings and observations regarding his 1972 re-election campaign. He reflected on various interactions, including social gatherings with athletes and political supporters, while ev…
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.