Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 778 › Conversation 778-012

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Personal correspondence

Friday, September 15, 1972 · 10:42 AM–10:49 AM ET · Oval Office ·7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation778-012 onTape 778StartFriday, September 15, 1972 at 10:42 AMEndFriday, September 15, 1972 at 10:49 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 778-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted the White House operator to facilitate a personal telephone call to his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. This interaction was purely administrative, serving to connect the President with his family member. No policy matters or substantive political issues were discussed during this brief communication.

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NARA Description

On September 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:42 am and 10:49 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 778-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 778-12

Date: September 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:42 am and 10:49 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

         Request for a call to Julie Nixon Eisenhower

Also recorded on September 15, 1972

  • 778-007 10:30 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 10:39 am.
  • 778-009 10:39 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:39 am to 10:40 am.
  • 778-010 10:40 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:41 am.
  • 778-011 10:40 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:40 am to 10:42 am.
  • 778-013 10:49 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:49 am to 10:50 am.
  • 778-014 10:50 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 11:05 am.
  • 778-015 10:50 AM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 11:05 am.
  • 778-016 10:50 AM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 11:05 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 778-012, September 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/778-012 (accessed September 18, 2026).