Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 753 › Conversation 753-006

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on telephony

Tuesday, July 25, 1972 · 5:21 PM–5:23 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation753-006 on Tape 753StartTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 5:21 PMEndTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 5:23 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 753-006 ↗

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief interaction served as a logistical step to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.

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On July 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:21 pm and 5:23 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 753-006 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 753-6

Date: July 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:21 pm and 5:23 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 27-54]
  • 753-004 5:17 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:17 pm and 5:19 pm.
  • 027-052 5:18 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:18 pm.
  • 027-053 5:19 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Vito Marzullo talked on the telephone from 5:19 pm to 5:21 pm.
  • 753-005 5:19 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Vito Marzullo met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:19 pm to 5:21 pm.
  • 027-054 5:22 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:22 pm.
  • 027-055 5:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 5:23 pm to 5:25 pm.
  • 753-007 5:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:23 pm to 5:25 pm.
  • 027-056 5:25 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:35 pm.

Conversation 753-006, July 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/753-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).