Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 781 › Conversation 781-019

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Henry M. Jackson

Monday, September 18, 1972 · 12:51 PM ET · Oval Office ·8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation781-019 onTape 781StartMonday, September 18, 1972 at 12:51 PMEndMonday, September 18, 1972 at 12:51 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 781-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson. The brief exchange served as a logistical coordination to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Senator. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this request.

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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 781-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 781-19

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

The President talked with the White House operator.

             Request for a call Henry M. ("Scoop") Jackson

                                        (rev. Oct-06)

Also recorded on September 18, 1972

  • 781-018 12:51 PM · 22 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 781-019, 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/781-019 (accessed September 18, 2026).