Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 757 › Conversation 757-021

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

Monday, July 31, 1972 · 10:31 PM–10:58 PM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation757-021 on Tape 757StartMonday, July 31, 1972 at 10:31 PMEndMonday, July 31, 1972 at 10:58 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 757-021 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief exchange focused on establishing a connection to an external party. No substantive policy or political matters were discussed during this administrative interaction.

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NARA Description

On July 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 pm and 10:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 757-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 757-21

Date: July 31, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:31 pm and 10:58 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 28-23]

Also recorded on August 1, 1972

  • 028-021 10:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:16 pm to 10:25 pm.
  • 757-019 10:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:16 pm to 10:25 pm.
  • 028-022 10:26 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 10:26 pm to 10:31 pm.
  • 757-020 10:26 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:26 pm to 10:31 pm.
  • 028-023 10:31 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:31 pm and 10:58 pm.
  • 028-024 10:31 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:31 pm and 10:58 pm.
  • 757-022 10:31 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 pm and 10:58 pm.
  • 028-025 10:58 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 10:58 pm to 11:11 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 757-021, August 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/757-021 (accessed October 1, 2026).