Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 783 › Conversation 783-020

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office

Tuesday, September 19, 1972 · 12:47 PM–1:53 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation783-020 on Tape 783StartTuesday, September 19, 1972 at 12:47 PMEndTuesday, September 19, 1972 at 1:53 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 783-020 ↗

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On September 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 1:53 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 783-020 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 783-20

Date: September 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:47 pm and 1:53 pm
Location: Oval Office

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 30-4]

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Oh, fine.
I'll call him back.
  • 783-016 12:22 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:25 pm.
  • 030-003 12:47 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:47 pm.
  • 030-004 12:47 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 1:53 pm.
  • 783-019 12:47 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:47 pm.
  • 357-001 12:51 PM · 14 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 12:51 pm and 1:45 pm.
  • 357-002 12:51 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 12:51 pm and 1:45 pm.
  • 357-003 12:51 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 1:45 pm.
  • 357-004 12:51 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 1:45 pm.

Conversation 783-020, September 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/783-020 (accessed November 15, 2026).