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 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate communication with Vice President Spiro T. Agnew while he was in transit. The President requested that Agnew return his call upon arrival in New York, explicitly noting that there was no urgency regarding the timing of the outreach. This brief administrative exchange served solely to establish a point of contact for the Vice President.

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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.

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

Also recorded on January 10, 1972

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  • 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. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-038 (accessed September 29, 2026).