Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 30 › Conversation 030-012
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller
Thursday, September 21, 1972 · 9:30 AM–9:33 AM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
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 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 [See Conversation No. 784-2] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 6s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************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 November 15, 2026).