Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 763 › Conversation 763-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Presidential calls

Monday, August 7, 1972 · 8:20 AM–8:31 AM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation763-003 on Tape 763StartMonday, August 7, 1972 at 8:20 AMEndMonday, August 7, 1972 at 8:31 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 763-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a call to Senator Harry Byrd from the Oval Office. The primary purpose of this brief interaction was to connect with the Senator, though the specific reason for the call is not detailed in the provided transcript excerpt. The conversation involved only the President and the White House operator facilitating the connection.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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I'm calling Senator Harry Bird.

NARA Description

On August 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 8:31 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 763-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 763-3

Date: August 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:20 am and 8:31 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 29-32]

Also recorded on August 7, 1972

  • 029-032 8:20 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 8:31 am.
  • 763-001 8:20 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 8:31 am.
  • 763-002 8:20 AM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 8:31 am.
  • 029-033 8:31 AM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry F. Byrd, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:31 am to 8:38 am.
  • 763-004 8:31 AM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry F. Byrd, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:31 am to 8:38 am.
  • 763-005 8:38 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:38 am and 9:02 am.
  • 763-006 9:02 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:02 am to 9:04 am.
  • 763-007 9:04 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:04 am to 9:32 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 763-003, August 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/763-003 (accessed October 1, 2026).