Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 781 › Conversation 781-018

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Thai military attaché

Monday, September 18, 1972 · 12:51 PM ET · Oval Office · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation781-018 on Tape 781StartMonday, September 18, 1972 at 12:51 PMEndMonday, September 18, 1972 at 12:51 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 781-018 ↗

A 22-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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On September 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:51 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 781-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 781-18

Date: September 18, 1972
Time: 12:51 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

             Request for a call to the Thai air attache [Capt. Surayute Nivasabute]
                -[Mrs. Nivasabute]

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I'm going to take a call from the husband of the Thai military attache's wife, who was assaulted on the streets here a couple days ago.
I think Mr. Holderman.

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  • 781-019 12:51 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:51 pm.
  • 781-020 12:51 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Capt. Surayute Nivasabute met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:51 pm to 12:52 pm.
  • 781-021 12:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:52 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 781-022 1:00 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry M. ("Scoop") Jackson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:00 pm to 1:09 pm.
  • 781-023 1:09 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:09 pm.
  • 781-024 1:09 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:09 pm.
  • 781-025 1:10 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:10 pm to 1:12 pm.
  • 781-026 1:12 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:12 pm and 1:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 781-018, September 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/781-018 (accessed November 2, 2026).