Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 781 › Conversation 781-023

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on William E. Timmons

Monday, September 18, 1972 · 1:09 PM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation781-023 on Tape 781StartMonday, September 18, 1972 at 1:09 PMEndMonday, September 18, 1972 at 1:09 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 781-023 ↗

An 8-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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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 1:09 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 781-023 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 781-23

Date: September 18, 1972
Time: 1:09 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

             Request for a call to William E. Timmons

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Also recorded on September 18, 1972

  • 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.
  • 781-024 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.
  • 781-027 1:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:12 pm and 1:25 pm.
  • 781-028 1:12 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:12 pm and 1:25 pm.
  • 358-010 1:25 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 358-011 1:25 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 2:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 781-023, 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/781-023 (accessed November 2, 2026).