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

Tuesday, April 4, 1972 · 10:43 AM–10:45 AM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation701-007 on Tape 701 (tape position 02:11:44–02:12:27)StartTuesday, April 4, 1972 at 10:43 AMEndTuesday, April 4, 1972 at 10:45 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 701-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a standard administrative maneuver to connect the President to a specific party. No further policy discussions or significant substantive developments occurred during this short exchange.

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NARA Description

On April 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:45 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 701-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 701-7

Date: April 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:43 am and 10:45 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

     [See Conversation no. 22-74]

Also recorded on April 4, 1972

  • 701-003 9:44 AM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:44 am to 10:08 am.
  • 701-004 10:08 AM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:08 am and 10:09 am.
  • 701-005 10:09 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert S. Ingersoll, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:09 am to 10:43 am.
  • 701-006 10:43 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:45 am.
  • 022-074 10:44 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:44 am.
  • 022-075 10:45 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 10:45 am to 10:46 am.
  • 701-008 10:45 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:45 am to 10:46 am.
  • 701-009 10:46 AM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:46 am to 11:46 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 701-007, April 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/701-007 (accessed October 10, 2026).