Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 905 › Conversation 905-018
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House…
Thursday, April 26, 1973 · 12:21 PM–12:23 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled interaction with a White House operator while in the Oval Office. The communication served as a routine administrative exchange to facilitate an outgoing call or request assistance with telephonic operations. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this short interaction.
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NARA Description
On April 26, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:23 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 905-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 905-18 Date: April 26, 1973 Time: Unknown between 12:21 pm and 12:23 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 45-4]
Also recorded on April 26, 1973
- 045-001 12:11 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:11 pm and 12:16 pm.
- 045-002 12:11 PM · 15 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:11 pm and 12:16 pm.
- 905-013 12:11 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:11 pm and 12:16 pm.
- 045-003 12:16 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst talked on the telephone from 12:16 pm to 12:21 pm.
- 905-017 12:16 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:21 pm.
- 045-004 12:21 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:23 pm.
- 045-005 12:23 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst talked on the telephone from 12:23 pm to 12:32 pm.
- 905-019 12:23 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:23 pm and 12:32 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 905-018, April 26, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/905-018 (accessed October 5, 2026).