Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 18 › Conversation 018-022

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Nora L. Moore

Sunday, January 9, 1972 · 1:35 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation018-022 on Tape 18 (tape position 01:01:15–01:01:27)StartSunday, January 9, 1972 at 1:35 PMEndSunday, January 9, 1972 at 1:35 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 018-022 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417192139 ↗

A 13-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 January 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 18-22

Date: January 9, 1972
Time: 1:35 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 312-11]

     The President's call to Nora L. Moore, mother of Maj. Gen. Leslie E. Brown
          -Location
          -Return call

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Hello?
Mr. President, on your call to Mrs. Nora Moore.
She's going to be at Major General Brown's residence in about one hour, and I have left word for her to return the call.
Thank you.
You're welcome, sir.

Also recorded on January 9, 1972

  • 018-020 1:18 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:25 pm.
  • 312-008 1:18 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:25 pm.
  • 018-021 1:25 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 1:25 pm to 1:28 pm.
  • 312-009 1:25 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:25 pm to 1:28 pm.
  • 312-010 1:28 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:35 pm.
  • 312-011 1:35 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:35 pm.
  • 312-012 1:35 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:56 pm.
  • 312-013 1:35 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:56 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 018-022, January 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417192139). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-022 (accessed November 13, 2026).