Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 18 › Conversation 018-038

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Spiro T. Agnew

Monday, January 10, 1972 · 2:54 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation018-038 on Tape 18 (tape position 01:17:31–01:17:43)StartMonday, January 10, 1972 at 2:54 PMEndMonday, January 10, 1972 at 2:54 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 018-038 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417192169 ↗

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NARA Description

On January 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:54 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-038 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 18-38

Date: January 10, 1972
Time: 2:54 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 313-12]

     Location of Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
          -Return call

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Hello?
Mr. President, the Vice President's on route to New York.
Could I have him call you when he arrives?
Sure.
Sure.
No hurry.
All right.
Just when it's convenient.
Yes.
Thank you.

Also recorded on January 10, 1972

  • 018-037 2:51 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 313-010 2:51 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 313-011 2:51 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 018-107 2:54 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:54 pm and 2:58 pm.
  • 313-012 2:54 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:54 pm.
  • 313-013 2:54 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:54 pm and 2:58 pm.
  • 313-014 2:58 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rogers C. B. Morton met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:58 pm to 3:00 pm.
  • 313-015 3:00 PM · 30 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 3:00 pm and 3:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 018-038, January 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417192169). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-038 (accessed November 13, 2026).