Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 799 › Conversation 799-008

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Barry Goldwater

Monday, October 16, 1972 · 9:32 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation799-008 on Tape 799StartMonday, October 16, 1972 at 9:32 AMEndMonday, October 16, 1972 at 9:32 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 799-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to Senator Barry Goldwater. This brief interaction serves as the logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Senator. No further substantive policy matters are discussed in this segment.

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Senator Goldwater, please.

NARA Description

On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:32 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 799-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 799-8

Date: October 16, 1972
Time: 9:32 am

Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 31-48]

Also recorded on October 16, 1972

  • 799-006 8:50 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:50 am to 9:29 am.
  • 799-007 9:29 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:29 am and 9:32 am.
  • 031-048 9:32 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:32 am.
  • 031-049 9:33 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 10:12 am.
  • 031-050 9:33 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 10:12 am.
  • 031-051 9:33 AM · 49 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and Gen. Creighton W. Abrams, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 10:47 am.
  • 799-009 9:33 AM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, Gen. Creighton W. Abrams, Jr., and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:33 am to 10:12 am.
  • 799-010 10:13 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:13 am to 10:19 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 799-008, October 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/799-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).