Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 637 › Conversation 637-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on telecommunications

Friday, December 10, 1971 · 8:38 AM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation637-002 on Tape 637 (tape position 00:02:56–00:06:19)StartFriday, December 10, 1971 at 8:38 AMEndFriday, December 10, 1971 at 8:38 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 637-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon interacts with a White House operator to facilitate an incoming communication. The brief exchange focuses on managing telephone logistics and identifying an expected guest. No substantive policy discussions or major administrative decisions occur during this short administrative interaction.

Audio

Download MP3 · 0.3 MB

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

That's our guest.

NARA Description

On December 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:38 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 637-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 637-002

Date: December 12, 1971
Time: 8:38 am

Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 16-98]

Also recorded on December 10, 1971

  • 016-077 8:23 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:23 am and 12:14 pm.
  • 635-001 8:23 AM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:23 am and 8:38 am.
  • 635-002 8:23 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:23 am and 8:38 am.
  • 637-001 8:32 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 8:38 am.
  • 635-003 8:38 AM · 9 min — President Richard M.Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:38 am to 8:48 am.
  • 637-003 8:45 AM · 1 hr 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:45 am to 9:42 am.
  • 635-004 8:48 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:48 am and 9:10 am.
  • 635-005 8:48 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:48 am and 9:10 am.

All 75 conversations from December 10, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 637-002, December 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/637-002 (accessed October 4, 2026).