Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 761 › Conversation 761-005

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

Friday, August 4, 1972 · 10:25 AM–10:36 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation761-005 on Tape 761StartFriday, August 4, 1972 at 10:25 AMEndFriday, August 4, 1972 at 10:36 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 761-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a standard administrative bridge to connect the President with another party. No policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this operational exchange.

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NARA Description

On August 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:25 am and 10:36 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 761-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 761-5

Date: August 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:25 am and 10:36 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 29-14]

Also recorded on August 4, 1972

  • 029-012 10:22 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:22 am and 10:24 am.
  • 761-003 10:22 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Manolo Sanchez, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:22 am and 10:25 am.
  • 029-013 10:24 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 10:24 am to 10:25 am.
  • 029-014 10:25 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:25 am and 10:36 am.
  • 761-004 10:25 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:25 am and 10:36 am.
  • 029-015 10:36 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 10:36 am to 10:37 am.
  • 761-006 10:36 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:36 am to 10:37 am.
  • 029-016 10:37 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:37 am and 1:09 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 761-005, August 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/761-005 (accessed October 1, 2026).