Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 937 › Conversation 937-009

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Howard Clark

Tuesday, June 12, 1973 · 10:25 AM–10:30 AM ET · Oval Office · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation937-009 on Tape 937StartTuesday, June 12, 1973 at 10:25 AMEndTuesday, June 12, 1973 at 10:30 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 937-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon requested that the White House operator place a call to Howard Clark, the president of Procter & Gamble, at his office in Cincinnati. The brief exchange served as a logistical coordination to initiate this external communication. No further policy matters or significant developments occurred during this brief request.

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I'd like to speak to Mr. Howard Clark.
He is the president of Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati.
Thank you.
Thank you.

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 10:25 am and 10:30 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 937-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 937-9

Date: June 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:25 am and 10:30 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked to the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 40-25]

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 937-009, 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/937-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).