Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 741 › Conversation 741-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Telecommunications

Friday, June 23, 1972 · 9:41 AM–10:04 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation741-001 on Tape 741 (tape position 00:04:10–00:04:17)StartFriday, June 23, 1972 at 9:41 AMEndFriday, June 23, 1972 at 10:04 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 741-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction serves as a logistical bridge between the President and an unnamed party. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.

Audio

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NARA Description

On June 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:41 am and 10:04 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 741-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 741-1

Date: June 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:41 and 10:04 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 25-130]

Also recorded on June 23, 1972

  • 025-130 9:41 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:41 am and 10:04 am.
  • 741-002 9:41 AM — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:41 am and 10:39 am.
  • 741-003 10:39 AM — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Herbert Stein, Ezra Solomon, Marina von Neumann Whitman, John D. Ehrlichman, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House photographer, Stephen B. Bull, Charles W. Colson, Earl L. Butz, Donald H. Rumsfeld, and Kermit Gordon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:39 am to 12:41 pm.
  • 741-004 12:41 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 12:44 pm.
  • 741-005 12:44 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, Carlos D. Dixon, Mrs. Carlos D. Dixon, Stephen C. Dixon, Kimberley R. Dixon, Earl L. Butz, James V. Smith, John C. Whitaker, White House photographer, and Anita J. Dixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:44 pm to 12:50 pm.
  • 741-006 12:51 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:51 pm.
  • 741-007 12:51 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, Frederic V. Malek, Daniel T. Kinsley, E. Pendleton James, Stanton D. Anderson, John E. Clarke, Robert V. Davison, Michael T. Harrigan, Frank C. Herringer, William H. Marumoto, John Grinalds, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:51 pm to 1:00 pm.
  • 741-008 1:01 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:01 pm.

All 35 conversations from June 23, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 741-001, June 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/741-001 (accessed September 30, 2026).