Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 712 › Conversation 712-003

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

Tuesday, April 18, 1972 · 4:56 PM–5:00 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation712-003 on Tape 712 (tape position 01:05:56–01:06:31)StartTuesday, April 18, 1972 at 4:56 PMEndTuesday, April 18, 1972 at 5:00 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 712-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon uses this brief interaction with the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call. He provides specific instructions to connect him with Mark Greger. No substantive policy matters or further developments are discussed during this brief administrative exchange.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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1:06:13Mark Greger, please.

NARA Description

On April 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:56 pm and 5:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 712-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 712-3

Date: April 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:56 pm and 5:00 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 23-22]

Also recorded on April 18, 1972

  • 023-022 4:56 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:56 pm and 5:00 pm.
  • 712-002 4:56 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:56 pm and 5:00 pm.
  • 712-004 4:56 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Clark MacGregor, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:56 pm and 5:00 pm.
  • 023-023 5:00 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 5:00 pm to 5:01 pm.
  • 712-005 5:01 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:01 pm and 5:03 pm.
  • 712-006 5:01 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, Clark MacGregor, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:01 pm and 5:33 pm.
  • 023-024 5:32 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:32 pm and 5:33 pm.
  • 712-007 5:32 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:32 pm and 5:33 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 712-003, April 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/712-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).