Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 18 › Conversation 018-110

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House telephone

Monday, January 3, 1972 · 10:11 AM–11:08 AM ET · White House Telephone · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation018-110 on Tape 18 (tape position 00:06:02–00:06:05)StartMonday, January 3, 1972 at 10:11 AMEndMonday, January 3, 1972 at 11:08 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 018-110 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon attempted to initiate a telephone call that ultimately remained incomplete. The recording captures background noise, including the voice of an unidentified woman discussing therapy, rather than a substantive exchange. No official business was conducted or decisions reached during this brief period of activity.

  • White House telephone
  • Incomplete call
  • Background noise

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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That's therapy.

NARA Description

On January 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:11 am and 11:08 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-110 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 18-110

Date: January 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:11 am and 11:08 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President attempted to make a call, which was not completed.
[An unknown woman can be heard in the background]

Also recorded on January 3, 1972

  • 018-003 10:05 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:10 am.
  • 642-016 10:05 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Gerald L. Warren, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:14 am.
  • 018-109 10:10 AM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald L. Warren talked on the telephone from 10:10 am to 10:11 am.
  • 642-017 10:14 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:14 am to 10:15 am.
  • 642-018 10:15 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:23 am.
  • 642-019 10:15 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:23 am.
  • 642-020 10:23 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gerard C. Smith, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:23 am to 10:56 am.
  • 642-021 10:56 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:56 am and 11:00 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 018-110, January 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-110 (accessed October 12, 2026).