Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 707 › Conversation 707-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Ann Mansfield

Wednesday, April 12, 1972 · 7:58 AM–8:02 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation707-001 on Tape 707 (tape position 00:02:10–00:04:03)StartWednesday, April 12, 1972 at 7:58 AMEndWednesday, April 12, 1972 at 8:02 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 707-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon utilized the White House operator to place a personal congratulatory call to Ann Mansfield, the daughter of Senator Mike Mansfield, on the morning of her wedding. The President expressed his well wishes for the occasion and offered his congratulations for the couple's future. This brief exchange served as a courteous gesture toward the Senate Majority Leader’s family.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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1:50Mansfield, Ann Mansfield, she's at Senator's home, FBA 1124.
3:46So, I didn't want to wake you up so early on your wedding day, but I was talking to your good Senator last night and heard all about it.
3:55I just want to wish you the very, very happy occasion and then of course many happy years.

NARA Description

On April 12, 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 8:02 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 707-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 707-1

Date: April 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:58 am and 8:02 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 22-114]

Also recorded on April 12, 1972

  • 022-114 7:58 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 8:02 am.
  • 022-115 8:02 AM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Anne Manfield talked on the telephone from 8:02 am to 8:03 am.
  • 707-002 8:02 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Anne Manfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:02 am to 8:03 am.
  • 707-003 8:03 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:03 am and 8:05 am.
  • 707-004 8:05 AM · 2 min — Stephen B. Bull and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:05 am and 10:14 am.
  • 707-005 10:14 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Hugh Scott, Gerald R. Ford, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:14 am to 10:26 am.
  • 707-006 10:26 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:26 am and 10:32 am.
  • 707-007 10:26 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:26 am and 10:32 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 707-001, April 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/707-001 (accessed October 1, 2026).