Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 774 › Conversation 774-006

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Chris Schenkel

Monday, September 11, 1972 · 10:06 AM–10:09 AM ET · Oval Office ·23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation774-006 onTape 774StartMonday, September 11, 1972 at 10:06 AMEndMonday, September 11, 1972 at 10:09 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 774-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine the status of a pending telephone call to sportscaster Chris Schenkel. The brief exchange focused solely on verifying the connectivity and progress of this outgoing communication. No other policy or administrative matters were discussed during this interaction.

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I'll be back.

NARA Description

On September 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 10:09 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 774-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 774-6

                                          (rev. Oct-06)

Date: September 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:06 am and 11:09 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

              Status of call to Chris Schenkel

Also recorded on September 11, 1972

  • 774-001 9:18 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:18 am and 9:40 am.
  • 774-002 9:18 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:18 am and 9:40 am.
  • 774-022 9:18 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 9:18 am and 9:40 am.
  • 774-003 9:40 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:40 am to 9:59 am.
  • 774-004 9:59 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter M. Flanigan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:59 am to 10:03 am.
  • 774-023 10:03 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:03 am and 10:06 am.
  • 105-005 10:06 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the Council on International Economic Policy, including William P. Rogers, George P. Shultz, Peter G. Peterson, Earl L. Butz, Herbert Stein, Peter M. Flanigan, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Carroll G. Brunthaver, [David] Kenneth Rush, William R. Pearce, Deane R. Hinton, James B. Loken, Robert J. Morris, Robert D. Hormats, Ronald L. Ziegler, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 11:06 am.
  • 774-005 10:06 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 10:09 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 774-006, September 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/774-006 (accessed September 18, 2026).