Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 780 › Conversation 780-012

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Harold T. Rigley

Saturday, September 16, 1972 · 10:41 AM–10:44 AM ET · Oval Office ·10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation780-012 onTape 780StartSaturday, September 16, 1972 at 10:41 AMEndSaturday, September 16, 1972 at 10:44 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 780-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to Harold T. Rigley, the leader of the Utility Workers Union of America. This interaction served an administrative purpose to initiate contact with organized labor leadership. The conversation focused exclusively on the logistical arrangements required to connect the President with Rigley.

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NARA Description

On September 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:41 am and 10:44 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 780-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 780-12

Date: September 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:41 am and 10:44 am
Location: Oval Office

                                           (rev. Oct-06)

The President talked with the White House operator.

             Request for a call to Harold T. Rigley
                -Utility Workers Union of America

Also recorded on September 16, 1972

  • 780-007 9:26 AM · 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), Alexander P. Butterfield, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:26 am to 10:20 am.
  • 780-008 10:20 AM · 20 sec — Ronald L. Ziegler and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:41 am.
  • 780-009 10:20 AM · 8 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:41 am.
  • 780-010 10:20 AM · 13 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:41 am.
  • 780-011 10:41 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:41 am and 10:44 am.
  • 780-013 10:44 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harold T. Rigley met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:44 am to 10:45 am.
  • 780-014 10:45 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:45 am and 10:55 am.
  • 780-015 10:55 AM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, Tricia Nixon Cox, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:55 am to 12:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 780-012, September 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/780-012 (accessed September 18, 2026).