Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 9 › Conversation 009-074

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles E. Wiggins

Saturday, September 18, 1971 · 10:01 AM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation009-074 on Tape 9 (tape position 02:13:09–02:13:21)StartSaturday, September 18, 1971 at 10:01 AMEndSaturday, September 18, 1971 at 10:01 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 009-074 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417189767 ↗

A 12-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On September 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:01 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-074 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 9-74

Date: September 18, 1971
Time: 10:01 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 576-5A]

     Charles E. Wiggins’ location
          -Return call

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Yeah, hello.
Mr. President, Congressman Wiggins will be back in an hour.
He's gone over to the funeral home.
Would you want me to reach in there?
No.
When he calls back, you can call me.
Thank you, sir.

Also recorded on September 18, 1971

  • 576-001 9:57 AM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:57 am to 9:59 am.
  • 009-072 9:59 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:59 am to 10:00 am.
  • 576-002 9:59 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:59 am.
  • 576-003 9:59 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:59 am to 10:00 am.
  • 009-073 10:00 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:00 am.
  • 576-004 10:00 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:00 am.
  • 009-075 10:01 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 10:05 am.
  • 009-076 10:05 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:05 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 009-074, September 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417189767). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/009-074 (accessed November 2, 2026).