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 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a personal phone call to Nora L. Moore, the mother of Major General Leslie E. Brown. The operator informed the President that a message had been left for Mrs. Moore to contact him upon her arrival at the General's residence. This exchange served as a logistical coordination to ensure the President could successfully reach his intended party.

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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.

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

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 · 41 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 · 8 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 · 51 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. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-022 (accessed September 29, 2026).