Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 30 › Conversation 030-012

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House administration

Thursday, September 21, 1972 · 9:30 AM–9:33 AM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation030-012 on Tape 30StartThursday, September 21, 1972 at 9:30 AMEndThursday, September 21, 1972 at 9:33 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 030-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, administrative telephone conversation with a White House operator. The exchange consisted of a short, classified segment that was subsequently withdrawn from public release. No substantive policy discussions or executive decisions were recorded during this brief communication.

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NARA Description

On September 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 9:33 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 030-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 30-12

Date: September 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:30 am and 9:33 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 784-2]

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 6s        ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Also recorded on September 21, 1972

  • 030-011 9:30 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:30 am.
  • 784-001 9:30 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:30 am.
  • 784-002 9:30 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 9:33 am.
  • 784-003 9:33 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:33 am to 9:35 am.
  • 784-004 9:35 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:35 am and 9:55 am.
  • 784-005 9:55 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:55 am to 9:56 am.
  • 784-006 10:02 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Rose Mary Woods, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:02 am to 10:15 am.
  • 784-007 10:15 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:15 am to 10:50 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 030-012, September 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/030-012 (accessed October 1, 2026).