Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 18 › Conversation 018-061

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Paul W. Keyes

Monday, January 10, 1972 · 8:06 PM–8:53 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation018-061 on Tape 18 (tape position 02:30:38–02:30:45)StartMonday, January 10, 1972 at 8:06 PMEndMonday, January 10, 1972 at 8:53 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 018-061 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Paul W. Keyes. The interaction served strictly as a logistical request to facilitate communication with Keyes. No further substantive policy or political discussions occurred during this brief exchange.

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Yes please.
Yes sir.

NARA Description

On January 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:06 pm and 8:53 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-061 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 18-61

Date: January 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:06 pm and 8:53 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Paul W. Keyes

Also recorded on January 11, 1972

  • 018-059 7:44 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:44 pm to 8:06 pm.
  • 018-060 8:06 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:06 pm and 8:53 pm.
  • 018-062 8:53 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:53 pm to 9:11 pm.
  • 645-001 11:10 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:10 am and 11:33 am.
  • 645-002 11:10 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:10 am and 11:33 am.
  • 645-003 11:33 AM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:33 am and 12:02 pm.
  • 645-004 12:02 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Arthur S. Flemming, Bernice V. (Moler) Flemming, Harry S. Flemming, John Parker, Susan H. (Flemming) Parker, Elizabeth Parker, Charles Parker, John Parker, Jr., Elliot L. Richardson, John B. Martin, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Leonard Garment, James W. McLane, L. John Evans, Webster B. Todd, Jr., Thomas A. Flannery, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:16 pm.
  • 645-005 12:16 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:16 pm to 12:21 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 018-061, January 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-061 (accessed October 12, 2026).