Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 788 › Conversation 788-020
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Presidential operations
Friday, September 29, 1972 · 6:30 PM–6:36 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This routine interaction served as a technical step to connect the President with another party for official communications. No significant policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this brief exchange.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On September 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 6:36 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 788-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 788-20 Date: September 29, 1972 Time: Unknown between 6:30 pm and 6:36 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 30-31]
Also recorded on September 29, 1972
- 788-018 5:15 PM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 6:30 pm.
- 788-016 5:16 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:16 pm and 5:21 pm.
- 788-017 5:16 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:16 pm and 5:21 pm.
- 788-019 6:30 PM · 33 sec — 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 6:30 pm and 6:36 pm.
- 788-021 6:30 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 6:36 pm.
- 030-032 6:42 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Edward W. Carter talked on the telephone from 6:42 pm to 6:44 pm.
- 030-033 6:44 PM · 13 sec — Edward R. F. Cox and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 6:44 pm on September 29, 1972 and 11:52 am on September 30, 1972.
- 030-034 6:44 PM · 13 sec — Edward R. F. Cox and Anne C. B. (Finch) Cox talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 6:44 pm on September 29, 1972 and 11:52 am on September 30, 1972.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 788-020, September 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/788-020 (accessed October 12, 2026).