Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 949 › Conversation 949-016

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Telecommunications

Thursday, July 12, 1973 · 8:22 PM–8:44 PM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation949-016 on Tape 949StartThursday, July 12, 1973 at 8:22 PMEndThursday, July 12, 1973 at 8:44 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 949-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The discussion served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with another party for official communications. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On July 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:22 pm and 8:44 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 949-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 949-16

Date: July 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:33 pm and 8:44 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator

[See Conversation No. 41-69]

Also recorded on July 13, 1973

  • 949-013 8:22 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:22 pm and 8:33 pm.
  • 949-014 8:22 PM · 14 min — Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, President Richard M. Nixon, and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:22 pm and 8:44 pm.
  • 949-015 8:22 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:22 pm and 8:44 pm.
  • 041-068 8:33 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:33 pm.
  • 041-069 8:33 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:33 pm and 8:44 pm.
  • 041-070 8:41 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:41 pm to 8:46 pm.
  • 949-017 8:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:44 pm to 8:46 pm.
  • 949-018 8:46 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:46 pm and 8:48 pm.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 949-016, July 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/949-016 (accessed October 12, 2026).