Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 803 › Conversation 803-008

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Sammy Davis Jr.

Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 11:45 AM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation803-008 on Tape 803StartWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 11:45 AMEndWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 11:45 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 803-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a call to entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr. through the White House operator. After confirming Davis is likely located in Las Vegas, Nixon requests that the operator facilitate the connection. This brief interaction serves as a routine administrative request to place a personal or political outreach call.

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It'd be Sammy Davis, Jr.
I think he's probably in Las Vegas, but you can probably just hear him.

NARA Description

On October 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:45 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 803-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 803-8

Date: October 18, 1972
Time: 11:45 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 31-116]

Also recorded on October 18, 1972

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  • 031-116 11:45 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:45 am.
  • 803-009 11:45 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:45 am and 11:59 am.
  • 031-117 11:59 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:02 pm.
  • 803-010 11:59 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, unknown person(s), and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:02 pm.
  • 803-011 12:02 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:02 pm to 12:04 pm.
  • 031-118 12:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hugh Scott talked on the telephone from 12:04 pm to 12:08 pm.
  • 803-012 12:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hugh Scott met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:04 pm to 12:09 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 803-008, October 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/803-008 (accessed October 10, 2026).