Nixon White House Tapes
Listen to and search all 22,725 conversations from the 949 Nixon White House recordings, 1971–1973 — with AI transcripts, summaries and the Nixon Library finding aids.
22,725 conversations · 22,588 with audio · 19,553 AI transcripts · 850 conversations cut into their own clips
On this day — September 20
President Nixon and Treasury Secretary John Connally met to strategize on the administration's upcoming economic initiatives, specifically regarding Phase II policies, the import surcharge, and the U.S. stance ahead of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) m…
President Nixon met with the incoming class of White House Fellows to welcome them and discuss the value of public service. He emphasized the importance of anonymous, grueling work within the executive departments and encouraged the fellows to find fulfillm…
President Nixon hosted a social visit in the Oval Office for Miss America titleholders Phyllis George and Laurie Lee Schaefer, alongside their family members and White House staff. The conversation touched upon the participants' professional aspirations in …
President Nixon consulted with H. R. Haldeman, John Mitchell, and Ron Ziegler regarding the timing of the announcement of Justice John M. Harlan's resignation from the Supreme Court. The group discussed creating a 'double play' strategy by announcing two ju…
What is in the archive?
Between February 1971 and July 1973 a voice-activated system secretly recorded President Richard Nixon's meetings and telephone calls in the Oval Office, the Old Executive Office Building, the Cabinet Room and Camp David. The National Archives has catalogued 22,725 conversations across 949 tapes. Easy Nixon brings together the released audio, the Nixon Library finding aids, AI-generated transcripts for more than 19,000 conversations, and short AI summaries — all free, with permanent links you can cite. Read more about the project and the data.