Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 723 › Conversation 723-017
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on telecommunications
Thursday, May 11, 1972 · 3:39 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call. The conversation serves a purely functional purpose to facilitate official communication. No substantive policy matters or strategic developments are discussed during this brief exchange.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On May 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:39 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 723-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 723-17 Date: May 11, 1972 Time: 3:39 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 24-79]
Also recorded on May 11, 1972
- 723-011 3:24 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:24 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 723-012 3:25 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:25 pm to 3:39 pm.
- 024-079 3:39 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:39 pm.
- 024-080 3:39 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:39 pm to 3:40 pm.
- 723-013 3:39 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:39 pm and 3:40 pm.
- 723-014 3:40 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:40 pm and 3:45 pm.
- 723-015 3:45 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:45 pm to 3:51 pm.
- 723-016 3:51 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:51 pm to 4:44 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 723-017, May 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/723-017 (accessed October 9, 2026).