Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 725 › Conversation 725-020

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

Tuesday, May 16, 1972 · 10:05 AM–10:11 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation725-020 on Tape 725 (tape position 02:14:05–02:14:54)StartTuesday, May 16, 1972 at 10:05 AMEndTuesday, May 16, 1972 at 10:11 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 725-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served administrative purposes to initiate contact with another party. No substantive policy discussions or complex developments occurred during this connection.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On May 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:11 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 725-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 725-20

Date: May 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:05 am and 10:11 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

      [See Conversation No. 24-147]

Also recorded on May 16, 1972

  • 024-145 9:59 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:00 am.
  • 725-018 9:59 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:00 am.
  • 024-146 10:00 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone from 10:00 am to 10:05 am.
  • 725-019 10:00 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Walter R. Tkach met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 10:05 am.
  • 024-148 10:11 AM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 10:11 am to 10:12 am.
  • 725-021 10:11 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:11 am and 10:12 am.
  • 725-022 10:12 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 10:12 am and 10:23 am.
  • 725-023 10:12 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:12 am and 10:23 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 725-020, May 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/725-020 (accessed October 9, 2026).