Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 790 › Conversation 790-009

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on telecommunications

Monday, October 2, 1972 · 11:39 AM–11:43 AM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation790-009 on Tape 790StartMonday, October 2, 1972 at 11:39 AMEndMonday, October 2, 1972 at 11:43 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 790-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served administrative purposes to connect the President with another party for official business. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions occurred during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On October 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:43 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 790-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 790-9

Date: October 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:39 am and 11:43 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 30-39]

Also recorded on October 2, 1972

  • 790-019 11:19 AM · 14 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:19 am and 11:20 am.
  • 790-008 11:20 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:20 am to 11:39 am.
  • 030-039 11:39 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:43 am.
  • 790-010 11:39 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:43 am.
  • 790-011 11:39 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:43 am.
  • 030-040 11:43 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 11:43 am to 11:44 am.
  • 790-012 11:43 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 11:44 am.
  • 790-013 11:44 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:44 am to 12:04 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 790-009, October 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/790-009 (accessed October 1, 2026).