Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 18 › Conversation 018-009
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George P. Shultz
Monday, January 3, 1972 · 12:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
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On January 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 18-9
Date: January 3, 1972
Time: 12:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 642-32]
Request for a conference call with George P. Shultz and Caspar W. (“Cap”) WeinbergerTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on January 3, 1972
- 018-008 12:13 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George E. Allen talked on the telephone from 12:13 pm to 12:15 pm.
- 018-010 12:16 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:18 pm.
- 642-032 12:16 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:16 pm.
- 642-033 12:16 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:18 pm.
- 642-034 12:16 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:18 pm.
- 642-035 12:16 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:18 pm.
- 642-036 12:16 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:18 pm.
- 642-037 12:18 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John W. Kauffman, Stephen M. Morris, Jack A. L. Hahn, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., James H. Cavanaugh, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:18 pm to 12:32 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 018-009, January 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417192113). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-009 (accessed November 15, 2026).