Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 741 › Conversation 741-009

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

Friday, June 23, 1972 · 1:02 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation741-009 on Tape 741 (tape position 03:23:35–03:23:38)StartFriday, June 23, 1972 at 1:02 PMEndFriday, June 23, 1972 at 1:02 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 741-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief communication through the White House operator to facilitate a connection with another party. This exchange serves as a logistical administrative step for the President to conduct official business. No substantive policy discussions or decisions are recorded in this brief interaction.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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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 1:02 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 741-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 741-9

Date: June 23, 1972
Time: 1:02 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 25-131]

Also recorded on June 23, 1972

  • 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.
  • 025-131 1:02 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:02 pm.
  • 025-132 1:04 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:13 pm.
  • 741-010 1:04 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House photographer, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:04 pm to 1:13 pm.
  • 025-133 1:16 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:20 pm.
  • 025-134 1:16 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:20 pm.

All 35 conversations from June 23, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 741-009, 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/741-009 (accessed September 22, 2026).