Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 774 › Conversation 774-013

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office

Monday, September 11, 1972 · 11:39 AM ET · Oval Office ·7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation774-013 onTape 774StartMonday, September 11, 1972 at 11:39 AMEndMonday, September 11, 1972 at 11:39 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 774-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone communication. This routine interaction served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with an unidentified party. No further substantive dialogue or policy decisions were captured in this brief administrative exchange.

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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 11:39 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 774-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 774-13

Date: September 11, 1972

                                        (rev. Oct-06)

Time: 11:39 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

             Telephone call

Also recorded on September 11, 1972

  • 774-009 11:18 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:18 am to 11:22 am.
  • 774-010 11:23 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Russell E. Train, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:23 am to 11:34 am.
  • 774-011 11:38 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:38 am.
  • 774-012 11:39 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:39 am.
  • 774-014 11:40 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:40 am to 12:02 pm.
  • 774-015 12:03 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, James R. Mann, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:03 pm to 12:04 pm.
  • 774-016 12:04 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:04 pm and 12:05 pm.
  • 774-017 12:05 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Joseph T. DeSilva, Willie J. Usery, Jr., Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:05 pm to 12:24 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 774-013, 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/774-013 (accessed September 18, 2026).