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Wednesday, June 21, 1972 · 9:02 AM–9:10 AM ET · Oval Office · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation739-001 on Tape 739 (tape position 00:00:51–00:11:43)StartWednesday, June 21, 1972 at 9:02 AMEndWednesday, June 21, 1972 at 9:10 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 739-001 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417181505 ↗

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NARA Description

On June 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:02 am and 9:10 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 739-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 739-1

Date: June 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:05 and 9:10 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 25-95]

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Would you get me Mr. Welch, Mayor Welch in New Orleans?
He's the new, the incoming mayor.
He was the...

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 739-001, June 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417181505). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/739-001 (accessed November 14, 2026).