Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 739 › Conversation 739-002
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Louie Welch and Houston
Wednesday, June 21, 1972 · 9:10 AM ET · Oval Office · 27 sec
A 27-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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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 9:10 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 739-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 739-2 Date: June 21, 1972 Time: 9:10 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 25-96]
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Also recorded on June 21, 1972
- 739-001 9:02 AM · 19 sec — 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.
- 025-095 9:05 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 9:10 am.
- 025-096 9:10 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:10 am.
- 025-097 9:23 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Louie Welch talked on the telephone from 9:23 am to 9:25 am.
- 739-003 9:23 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Louie Welch met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:23 am to 9:25 am.
- 739-004 9:30 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Alexander P. Butterfield, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:30 am to 10:38 am.
- 025-098 10:13 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:13 am and 10:22 am.
- 025-099 10:22 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:22 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 739-002, June 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417181507). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/739-002 (accessed November 2, 2026).