Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 746 › Conversation 746-013

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Telephone operations

Saturday, July 1, 1972 · 11:12 AM–11:19 AM ET · Oval Office · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation746-013 on Tape 746StartSaturday, July 1, 1972 at 11:12 AMEndSaturday, July 1, 1972 at 11:19 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 746-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator regarding the handling of a specific incoming or pending telephone call. The exchange focused on administrative instructions to either drop the connection or maintain the hold status. No substantive policy matters or major developments were discussed during this brief procedural interaction.

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No, that's all right.
You can let it go.
You can let it go.
Just try holding it.

NARA Description

On July 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:19 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 746-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 746-13

Date: July 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:12 am and 11:19 am
Location: Oval Office

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 26-34]

Also recorded on July 1, 1972

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  • 746-011 11:07 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and U. Alexis Johnson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:12 am.
  • 026-034 11:12 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:25 am.
  • 026-035 11:12 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:25 am.
  • 746-012 11:12 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Bruce J. Kehrli, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:19 am.
  • 746-014 11:12 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:19 am.
  • 746-015 11:12 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:19 am.
  • 746-016 11:19 AM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Ronald L. Ziegler, Ronald W. Reagan, Stephen B. Bull, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:19 am to 12:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 746-013, July 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/746-013 (accessed September 30, 2026).