Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library and Birthplace Releases First 11 1/2 Hour Portion of Fifth Chronological Tape Release

On July 11, 2007, the Nixon Presidential Library released 11 1/2 additional hours of Nixon tapes. Upon their release, we reviewed the entire release and flagged conversations that contained the most substance related to themes such as the Vietnam peace negotiations, the 1972 elections and their immediate aftermath, and the planned government reorganization during Nixon's coming second term.

These tapes comprise 165 conversations recorded between November 3 and November 19, 1972 in the president's hideaway office in the Executive Office Building (EOB), the Oval Office (OVAL), and various telephones (WHT) that President Nixon used in the EOB, the Oval Office, and the White House Sitting Room.

We have produced transcripts for many of these conversations and have made them available on this page. In addition, we have also produced links to .mp3 audio files (the type found at the Nixon Presidential Library). We encourage visitors to this site to listen to the audio while reviewing the transcripts.

The most common participants are as follows:

P = President Richard Nixon

SBB = Assistant to the President Stephen B. Bull

APB = Assistant to the President Alexander P. Butterfield

CWC = Counsel to the President Charles W. "Chuck" Colson

JDE = Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs John D. Ehrlichman

HRH = Chief of Staff H.R. "Bob" Haldeman

HAK = Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Henry A. Kissinger

WPR = Secretary of State William P. Rogers

MS = Valet to the President Manolo Sanchez

RLZ = Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler

WHO = White House Operator

Unk = Unknown participant

For a key to other participants' names, click here (136k).

Also of interest may be the President's Daily Diary, for:

November 1-30, 1972 (5.3m)