Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 9 › Conversation 009-075

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Roger H. Zion

Saturday, September 18, 1971 · 10:01 AM–10:05 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation009-075 on Tape 9 (tape position 02:13:21–02:13:28)StartSaturday, September 18, 1971 at 10:01 AMEndSaturday, September 18, 1971 at 10:05 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 009-075 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417189769 ↗

A 7-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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On September 18, 1971, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-075 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 9-75

Date: September 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:01 am and 10:05 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 576-5B]

     Request for call to Roger H. Zion

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Congressman Rogers, Zion of Indiana.
Thank you, sir.
  • 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.
  • 009-074 10:01 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:01 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.

Conversation 009-075, September 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417189769). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/009-075 (accessed November 2, 2026).