Richard M. Helms served as the Director of Central Intelligence from June 1966 until February 1973, making him a central figure during the majority of the White House taping period. As DCI, he frequently briefed President Nixon on foreign intelligence and covert operations, but their relationship soured after Helms resisted White House efforts to involve the CIA in the Watergate cover-up. Following his dismissal as DCI, Nixon appointed Helms as the United States Ambassador to Iran, a diplomatic post he held from April 1973 until December 1976.
On February 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, Melvin R. Laird, Richard M. Helms, Joseph J. Sisco, William P. Rogers, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, and Lt. Col. Walter B. Ratliffe met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:35 am to 11:57 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 459-002 of the White House Tapes.
On February 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Richard M. Helms, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, John N. Irwin, II, Henry A. Kissinger, George H. W. Bush, U. Alexis Johnson, Frank J. Shakespeare, Joseph J. Sisco, Alfred L. Atherton, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., John H. Holdridge, Harold H. Saunders, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 12:35 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 048-004 of the White House Tapes.
On March 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), White House operator, Alexander P. Butterfield, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, and Richard M. Helms met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:30 am to 10:15 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 462-005 of the White House Tapes.
On March 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Security Council, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, John N. Mitchell, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Richard M. Helms, Henry A. Kissinger, John B. Connally, David Packard, and Paul H. Nitze, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 10:27 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 049-012 of the White House Tapes.
On June 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, State Department representatives, and other officials, including William P. Rogers, John N. Irwin, II, U. Alexis Johnson, Nathanial Samuels, William B. Macomber, Jr., Richard F. Pedersen, William I. Cargo, Marshall Green, Rodger P. Davies, Martin J. Hillebrand, Martin F. Herz, Charles A. Meyer, Harvey R. Wellman, Maurice J. Williams, David M. Ashbire, John N. Mitchell, Elliot R. Richardson, John B. Connally, Roger T. Kelley, Leonard Unger, Robert H. McBride, Arthur K. Watson, Kingdon Goud, Jr., William J. Handley, Ellsworth F. Bunker, George H. W. Bush, John D. Ehrlichman, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, Donald H. Rumsfield, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., John E. ("Jack") Ingersoll, and Richard M. Helms, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 4:34 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 061-001 of the White House Tapes.
On June 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Security Council, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, John B. Connally, Gen. George A. Lincoln, John N. Mitchell, David Packard, Richard M. Helms, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Gerard C. Smith, Philip J. Farley, John N. Irwin, II, Martin J. Hillenbrand, Henry A. Kissinger, Dr. K. Wayne Smith, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, and William Newton, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:48 am and 11:59 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 062-002 of the White House Tapes.
On August 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Security Council, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, John N. Irwin, II, Melvin R. Laird, Gen. George A. Lincoln, John N. Mitchell, Richard M. Helms, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, George P. Shultz, Ronald I. Spiers, David Packard, Henry A. Kissinger, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, Dr. [First name unknown] Weinsmith, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, and Kenneth W. Dam, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:08 am and 11:57 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 069-001 of the White House Tapes.
On September 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Security Council, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, John B. Connally, Gen George A. Lincoln, John N. Mitchell, Richard M. Helms, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, David Packard, John N. Irwin, II, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Col. Richard T. Kennedy, John H. Holdridge, and [Name withdrawn], met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 3:01 pm to 4:40 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 076-004 of the White House Tapes.
On October 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Richard M. Helms, Stephen B. Bull, David M. Kennedy, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter G. Peterson, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:58 am to 12:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 587-007 of the White House Tapes.
On November 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Security Council, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Gen. George A. Lincoln, John N. Mitchell, John N. Irwin, II, Richard M. Helms, [Name withdrawn], Gen. John D. Ryan, Ronald I. Spiers, Gerard C. Smith, Philip J. Farley, Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr., John J. McCloy, Gen. Royal B. Allison, J. Graham Parsons, Paul H. Nitze, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, Dr. K. Wayne Smith, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfedlt, Henry A. Kissinger, Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Gardiner L. Tucker, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 5:03 pm and 11:59 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 082-002 of the White House Tapes.
On December 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Security Council, including William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Gen. George A. Lincoln, John N. Mitchell, Richard M. Helms, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, John N. Irwin, II, Martin J. Hillenbrand, David Packard, Philip J. Farley, Henry A. Kissinger, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, Philip A. Odeen, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr., William G. Hyland, and Lt. Col. Walter B. Ratliffe, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:57 am and 11:59 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 084-015 of the White House Tapes.
On December 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Irwin, II, David Packard, Richard M. Helms, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 4:41 pm and 4:56 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 086-001 of the White House Tapes.
On February 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Security Council, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Gen. George A. Lincoln, John B. Connally, John N. Mitchell, Richard M. Helms, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Ellsworth F. Bunker, Henry A. Kissinger, Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Ronald L. Ziegler, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 10:05 am to 12:16 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 089-001 of the White House Tapes.
On February 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, John B. Connally, Melvin R. Laird, John N. Mitchell, Rogers C. B. Morton, J. Philip Campbell, Peter G. Peterson, James D. Hodgson, Elliot L. Richardson, George W. Romney, John A. Volpe, David M. Kennedy, George P. Shultz, George H. W. Bush, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, Clark MacGregor, Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., Herbert G. Klein, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander P. Butterfield, John A. Scali, Harry S. Dent, Frederic V. Malek, William L. Safire, Charles W. Colson, General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Robert J. Brown, Dwight L. Chapin, Virginia H. Knauer, Rose Mary Woods, John A. Hannah, Richard M. Helms, Frank J. Shakespeare, Herbert Stein, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Maurice H. Stans, Arthur J. Sohmer, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 12:02 pm to 1:20 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 093-001 of the White House Tapes.
On March 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Security Council, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Gen. George A. Lincoln, John B. Connally, John N. Irwin, II, Richard M. Helms, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Ronald I. Spiers, David M. Kennedy, Gerard C. Smith, Philip J. Farley, Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr., [Name withdrawn], Gen. Royal B. Allison, Paul H. Nitze, Henry A. Kissinger, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, Philip A. Odeen, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, and Gardiner L. Tucker, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:13 am and 11:54 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 095-002 of the White House Tapes.
On March 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the Cabinet Committee on International Narcotics Control, including William P. Rogers, John B. Connally, Melvin R. Laird, Earl L. Butz, George H. W. Bush, Richard G. Kleindienst, Richard M. Helms, Dr. Jerome H. Jaffe, Myles J. Ambrose, Nelson G. Gross, John E. ("Jack") Ingersoll, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., John D. Ehrlichman, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., Geoffrey C. Shepard, and Walter Minnick, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 3:38 pm to 4:48 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 096-001 of the White House Tapes.
On March 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Richard M. Helms, and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:48 pm to 5:14 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 689-006 of the White House Tapes.
On April 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Richard M. Helms talked on the telephone from 2:06 pm to 2:08 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-109 of the White House Tapes.
On April 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Richard M. Helms met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:06 pm to 2:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 329-021 of the White House Tapes.
On May 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Gerard C. Smith, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Richard M. Helms, Gen. Royal B. Allison, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 11:59 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 099-010 of the White House Tapes.
On May 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Vernon A. Walters, Edward Tamm, Lauren Jones, Frederick J. Walters, James Walters, Vincent C. Walters, Mrs. Vincent C. Walters, Richard Walters, Peter Adams, Richard M. Helms, Rose Mary Woods, Walter R. Tkach, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Muriel Hartley, Nancy Ovellette, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:42 am to 11:50 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 717-012 of the White House Tapes.
On May 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Security Council, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Gen. George A. Lincoln, John B. Connally, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Richard M. Helms, Henry A. Kissinger, Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and John Negroponte, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 12:07 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 100-017 of the White House Tapes.
On June 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Richard M. Helms talked on the telephone from 12:20 pm to 12:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-071 of the White House Tapes.
On January 25, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull, unknown person(s), Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and Richard M. Helms met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:00 pm to 6:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 842-013 of the White House Tapes.
On January 25, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Richard M. Helms talked on the telephone from 6:18 pm to 6:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-113 of the White House Tapes.
On February 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, Richard M. Helms, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:16 am to 11:52 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 855-012 of the White House Tapes.
On February 27, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Richard M. Helms, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:37 pm to 5:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 864-007 of the White House Tapes.
On February 28, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Richard M. Helms met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:23 pm to 2:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 414-001 of the White House Tapes.