Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 18 › Conversation 018-084
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator
Thursday, January 13, 1972 · 3:09 PM–3:50 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
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NARA Description
On January 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-084 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 18-84
Date: January 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:09 pm and 3:50 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 018-084, January 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417192261). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-084 (accessed November 2, 2026).