Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 18 › Conversation 018-113
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Failed telecommunications
Tuesday, January 18, 1972 · 10:58 AM–12:33 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon attempted to initiate an outgoing telephone call from the Oval Office but was unable to complete the connection. During the process, he engaged in a brief, unrecorded interaction with an unidentified staff member or operator regarding his planned agenda. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions were documented as the call failed to connect.
- Presidential communications
- White House operations
- Scheduling
- Failed telecommunications
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NARA Description
On January 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 12:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-113 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 18-113 Date: January 18, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:58 am and 12:33 pm Location: Oval Office The President attempted to make a call, which was not completed. [The President can be heard talking to an unknown person]
Also recorded on January 18, 1972
- 018-098 10:14 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:14 am.
- 650-005 10:14 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:14 am.
- 650-006 10:17 AM · 1 hr 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Rose Mary Woods, unknown person(s), White House operator, and William L. Safire met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:17 am to 11:27 am.
- 018-099 10:23 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:23 am and 10:55 am.
- 018-100 10:55 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 10:55 am to 10:58 am.
- 650-007 11:27 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:27 am.
- 650-008 11:27 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:27 am to 11:31 am.
- 650-009 11:31 AM · 60 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Arthur F. Burns, John B. Connally, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:31 am to 12:31 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 018-113, January 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-113 (accessed October 12, 2026).