Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 799 › Conversation 799-021
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Robert Galvin
Monday, October 16, 1972 · 3:58 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a call through the White House operator to contact Robert Galvin, the head of Motorola. The brief exchange serves as a logistical setup to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and the corporate executive. No further policy discussions or significant decisions occur during this brief administrative interaction.
- Robert Galvin
- Motorola
- White House communication
- Executive scheduling
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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 3:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 799-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 799-21 Date: October 16, 1972 Time: 3:58 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 31-66]
Also recorded on October 16, 1972
- 031-065 3:25 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:25 pm to 3:28 pm.
- 799-020 3:52 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:52 pm and 3:58 pm.
- 031-066 3:58 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:58 pm.
- 799-022 3:58 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:58 pm and 3:59 pm.
- 799-023 3:59 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gen. Creighton W. Abrams, Jr., Melvin R. Laird, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:59 pm to 4:30 pm.
- 031-067 4:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:36 pm.
- 799-024 4:30 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:36 pm.
- 799-025 4:30 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:36 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 799-021, 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/799-021 (accessed October 1, 2026).