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 onTape 781StartMonday, September 18, 1972 at 1:09 PMEndMonday, September 18, 1972 at 1:09 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 781-023 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to William E. Timmons, his Assistant for Legislative Affairs. The primary purpose of the communication was to establish contact with Timmons to discuss pressing legislative matters. No further dialogue was recorded beyond this brief administrative 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 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

                                        (rev. Oct-06)

The President talked with the White House operator.

             Request for a call to William E. Timmons

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 September 18, 2026).