Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 712 › Conversation 712-005

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

Tuesday, April 18, 1972 · 5:01 PM–5:03 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation712-005 on Tape 712 (tape position 01:08:22–01:08:41)StartTuesday, April 18, 1972 at 5:01 PMEndTuesday, April 18, 1972 at 5:03 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 712-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown individual in the Oval Office to discuss administrative logistics. The primary subject of the conversation was the cancellation of a specific buzzer request signal within the White House communications system. This brief interaction resulted in the immediate adjustment of these internal signaling procedures.

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NARA Description

On April 18, 1972, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 712-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 712-5

Date: April 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:01 pm and 5:03 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown person.

       Cancellation of buzzer request signal

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.
  • 712-003 4:56 PM · 35 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 712-006 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 712-005, 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/712-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).