Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 948 › Conversation 948-015

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House operator

Wednesday, July 11, 1973 · 5:06 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation948-015 on Tape 948StartWednesday, July 11, 1973 at 5:06 PMEndWednesday, July 11, 1973 at 5:06 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 948-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief contact with the White House operator from the Oval Office to facilitate an outgoing communication. This interaction served an administrative purpose, likely intended to connect the President with another party for official business. No substantive policy discussions occurred, as the exchange was limited to the technical coordination of a telephone call.

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NARA Description

On July 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:06 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 948-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 948-15

Date: July 11, 1973
Time: 5:06 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 41-62]

Also recorded on July 11, 1973

  • 948-013 4:22 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:22 pm and 4:24 pm.
  • 948-014 4:24 PM · 60 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:24 pm to 5:05 pm.
  • 041-062 5:06 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 7:07 pm.
  • 948-016 5:07 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:07 pm to 5:13 pm.
  • 948-017 5:13 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:13 pm and 5:16 pm.
  • 948-018 5:16 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:16 pm to 5:41 pm.
  • 948-019 5:41 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:41 pm and 5:42 pm.
  • 948-020 5:42 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:42 pm to 6:04 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 948-015, July 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/948-015 (accessed October 10, 2026).