Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 758 › Conversation 758-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on telecommunications

Tuesday, August 1, 1972 · 8:22 AM–8:31 AM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation758-003 on Tape 758StartTuesday, August 1, 1972 at 8:22 AMEndTuesday, August 1, 1972 at 8:31 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 758-003 ↗

AI Summary

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

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NARA Description

On August 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 8:22 am and 8:31 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 758-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 758-3

Date: August 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:22 am and 8:31 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 28-26]

Also recorded on August 1, 1972

  • 758-001 7:41 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:41 am and 8:20 am.
  • 758-002 8:20 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:20 am to 8:22 am.
  • 028-026 8:22 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:22 am and 8:31 am.
  • 028-027 8:31 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 8:31 am to 8:37 am.
  • 758-004 8:31 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:31 am to 8:37 am.
  • 758-005 8:37 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:37 am and 8:39 am.
  • 758-006 8:39 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:39 am to 10:09 am.
  • 758-007 10:09 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Elliot L. Richardson, Roger O. Egeberg, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., James H. Cavanaugh, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:09 am to 10:31 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 758-003, 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/758-003 (accessed October 1, 2026).