Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 947 › Conversation 947-001
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on telecommunications
Tuesday, July 10, 1973 · 8:19 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief communication through the White House operator to place an outgoing call. This interaction serves as a routine administrative step to facilitate a connection to another party. No substantive policy discussions or policy decisions occur during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On July 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:19 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 947-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 947-1 Date: July 10, 1973 Time: 8:19 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 41-50]
Also recorded on July 10, 1973
- 041-050 8:19 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:19 am and 6:10 pm.
- 947-002 8:19 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:19 am.
- 947-003 8:19 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:19 am to 8:32 am.
- 128-001 8:32 AM · 1 hr 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, George P. Shultz, Herbert Stein, John T. Dunlop, and Republican Congressional leaders, including Hugh Scott, Norris Cotton, John G. Tower, William E. Brock, III, William L. Scott, Robert W. Packwood, Charles H. Percy, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, John J. Rhodes, William J. ("Jack") Edwards, Samuel L. Devine, David T. Martin, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Robert H. Michel, J. William Stanton, Joel T. Broyhill, George H. W. Bush, Melvin R. Laird, Bryce N. Harlow, Anne L. Armstrong, Roy L. Ash, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Max L. Friedersdorff, and Frederick L. Webber, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 10:24 am.
- 128-002 10:24 AM · 2 hr 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Herbert Stein, Roy L. Ash, John B. Connally, Melvin R. Laird, Bryce N. Harlow, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., John T. Dunlop, Anne L. Armstrong, William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, Peter M. Flanigan, and Arthur F. Burns met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:24 am and 10:48 pm.
- 947-004 10:24 AM · 52 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Gerald R. Ford, Hugh Scott, William E. Timmons, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:24 am to 11:02 am.
- 947-005 11:02 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:02 am and 11:22 am.
- 947-006 11:02 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:02 am and 11:22 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 947-001, July 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/947-001 (accessed October 10, 2026).