Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 937 › Conversation 937-016

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on telecommunications

Tuesday, June 12, 1973 · 11:31 AM–11:44 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation937-016 on Tape 937StartTuesday, June 12, 1973 at 11:31 AMEndTuesday, June 12, 1973 at 11:44 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 937-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief communication via the White House operator to facilitate an additional telephone call. The exchange serves primarily as a logistical step to connect the President with another party, as indicated by the instruction to start at the beginning of the line. No substantive policy matters or political strategies are discussed during this brief administrative interaction.

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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 11:31 am and 11:44 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 937-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 937-16

Date: June 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:31 am and 11:44 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 40-27]
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  • 040-026 10:34 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Howard Morgan talked on the telephone from 10:34 am to 10:37 am.
  • 937-014 11:15 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:15 am and 11:17 am.
  • 937-015 11:17 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:17 am to 11:31 am.
  • 040-027 11:31 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:31 am and 11:34 am.
  • 937-017 11:31 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:31 am and 11:44 am.
  • 040-028 11:44 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 11:44 am to 11:54 am.
  • 937-018 11:44 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:44 am to 11:54 am.
  • 937-019 11:57 AM · 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:57 am to 12:36 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 937-016, 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/937-016 (accessed October 14, 2026).