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Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on administrative…

Wednesday, February 9, 1972 · 8:40 AM–8:44 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation668-008 on Tape 668 (tape position 00:41:01–00:41:19)StartWednesday, February 9, 1972 at 8:40 AMEndWednesday, February 9, 1972 at 8:44 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 668-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a standard administrative precursor to connecting the President with another party. No policy decisions or substantive political discussions were recorded during this connection request.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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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 8:40 am and 8:44 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 668-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 668-8

Date: February 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:40 am and 8:44 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 20-79]

Also recorded on February 9, 1972

  • 020-078 8:39 AM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John M. Zwach talked on the telephone from 8:39 am to 8:40 am.
  • 668-007 8:39 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John M. Zwach met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:39 am to 8:40 am.
  • 020-079 8:40 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:40 am and 8:44 am.
  • 020-080 8:44 AM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone from 8:44 am to 8:45 am.
  • 668-009 8:44 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:44 am to 8:45 am.
  • 668-010 8:45 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 9:19 am.
  • 668-011 8:45 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 9:19 am.
  • 668-012 8:45 AM · 1 hr 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, Rose Mary Woods, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 10:40 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 668-008, 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/668-008 (accessed October 2, 2026).