Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 30 › Conversation 030-004

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Tuesday, September 19, 1972 · 12:47 PM–1:53 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation030-004 on Tape 30StartTuesday, September 19, 1972 at 12:47 PMEndTuesday, September 19, 1972 at 1:53 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 030-004 ↗

A 13-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On September 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 1:53 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 030-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 30-4

Date: September 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:47 pm and 1:53 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 783-20]

       Status of telephone call to Julie Nixon Eisenhower

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Mr. President, Julie's other residents expected back shortly.

She's out shopping.

Oh, fine.

I'll call back.

All right, sir.

Thank you.

Also recorded on September 19, 1972

783-016 12:22 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:25 pm.
030-003 12:47 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:47 pm.
783-019 12:47 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:47 pm.
783-020 12:47 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 1:53 pm.
357-001 12:51 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 1:45 pm.
357-002 12:51 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 1:45 pm.
357-003 12:51 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 1:45 pm.
357-004 12:51 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 1:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 030-004, September 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/030-004 (accessed November 15, 2026).