Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 937 › Conversation 937-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Administrative…

Tuesday, June 12, 1973 · 8:35 AM–8:44 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation937-002 on Tape 937StartTuesday, June 12, 1973 at 8:35 AMEndTuesday, June 12, 1973 at 8:44 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 937-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief administrative exchange with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This routine interaction served as a communication bridge to connect the President with another party for official business. No substantive policy discussions or significant decisions were recorded during this brief connection.

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NARA Description

On June 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:35 am and 8:44 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 937-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 937-2

Date: June 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:35 am and 8:44 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 40-21]

Also recorded on June 12, 1973

  • 040-021 8:30 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:44 am.
  • 937-001 8:30 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:30 am to 8:35 am.
  • 040-022 8:44 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 8:44 am to 8:46 am.
  • 937-003 8:44 AM · 1 hr 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:44 am to 9:18 am.
  • 040-023 9:18 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:18 am.
  • 937-004 9:18 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:18 am.
  • 040-024 9:19 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Bryce N. Harlow, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:19 am to 9:25 am.
  • 937-005 9:19 AM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Bryce N. Harlow, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:19 am and 10:00 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 937-002, June 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/937-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).