Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 668 › Conversation 668-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House switchboard

Wednesday, February 9, 1972 · 7:58 AM–8:28 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation668-003 on Tape 668 (tape position 00:25:17–00:28:22)StartWednesday, February 9, 1972 at 7:58 AMEndWednesday, February 9, 1972 at 8:28 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 668-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate outgoing telephone calls to Representative John Myers of Indiana and Representative John Zwach of Minnesota. The interaction served as a logistical coordination step to connect the President with these members of Congress. No substantive policy discussions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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25:39Myers.
25:40John Myers, again.
25:46This is Indiana.
25:47And SWAC.
25:48S-W-A-C-H of Minnesota.
25:51Thank you.

NARA Description

On February 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 8:28 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 668-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 668-3

Date: February 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:58 am and 8:28 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 20-75]

Also recorded on February 9, 1972

  • 020-075 7:58 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 8:31 am.
  • 090-002 7:58 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) [members of Kissinger's staff] met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 11:31 am.
  • 668-002 7:58 AM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 8:28 am.
  • 668-004 8:28 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:28 am to 8:31 am.
  • 020-076 8:31 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and John N. Erleborn talked on the telephone from 8:31 am to 8:32 am.
  • 668-005 8:31 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Erleborn met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:31 am to 8:32 am.
  • 020-077 8:34 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John T. Myers talked on the telephone from 8:34 am to 8:35 am.
  • 668-006 8:34 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John T. Myers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:34 am to 8:35 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 668-003, February 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/668-003 (accessed October 2, 2026).