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 onTape 781StartMonday, September 18, 1972 at 12:51 PMEndMonday, September 18, 1972 at 12:51 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 781-018 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to connect him with the husband of the Thai military attaché, whose wife had recently been assaulted in Washington, D.C. The President sought to personally reach out regarding the incident, demonstrating concern for the diplomatic implication of the crime. During the request, he also sought to consult with aide H.R. Haldeman regarding the matter.

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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.

NARA Description

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]

Also recorded on September 18, 1972

  • 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 September 18, 2026).