Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 760 › Conversation 760-005

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Presidential operations

Thursday, August 3, 1972 · 8:10 AM–8:28 AM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation760-005 on Tape 760StartThursday, August 3, 1972 at 8:10 AMEndThursday, August 3, 1972 at 8:28 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 760-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate internal telecommunications. The discussion functioned as a standard operational check-in to manage the President's outgoing calls. No substantive policy matters or strategic decisions were addressed during this short exchange.

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NARA Description

On August 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:28 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 760-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 760-5

Date: August 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:10 am and 8:28 am
Location: Oval Office

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 28-48]

Also recorded on August 3, 1972

  • 760-001 8:08 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:10 am.
  • 028-047 8:10 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:10 am.
  • 028-048 8:10 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:28 am.
  • 760-002 8:10 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:10 am.
  • 760-003 8:10 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:28 am.
  • 760-004 8:10 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:28 am.
  • 760-006 8:28 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, and John O. Marsh, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:28 am to 8:57 am.
  • 028-049 8:48 AM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John O. Marsh, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:48 am to 8:54 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 760-005, August 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/760-005 (accessed October 1, 2026).