Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 712 › Conversation 712-007

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Telecommunications

Tuesday, April 18, 1972 · 5:32 PM–5:33 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation712-007 on Tape 712 (tape position 01:39:07–01:39:22)StartTuesday, April 18, 1972 at 5:32 PMEndTuesday, April 18, 1972 at 5:33 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 712-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone connection. This brief interaction served administrative purposes to establish a line for the President's immediate communication needs. No substantive policy matters or further developments were recorded during this brief exchange.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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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 5:32 pm and 5:33 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 712-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 712-7

Date: April 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:32 pm and 5:33 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 23-24]

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.
  • 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.
  • 023-025 5:33 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 5:33 pm to 5:34 pm.
  • 712-008 5:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:33 pm to 5:34 pm.
  • 712-009 5:35 PM · 55 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 11:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 712-007, 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/712-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).