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 — October 19

October 19, 1971Nixon, Ehrlichman & Haig · 1 hr 58 min

President Nixon met with his senior advisors to strategize on federal budget planning for fiscal years 1972 and 1973, focusing on controlling expenditures, managing the national economy, and navigating pending legislation such as revenue sharing and welfare…

October 19, 1971Nixon, Rogers & Dent · 1 hr 49 min

President Nixon and Republican Congressional leaders met to coordinate strategy on key foreign and domestic policy initiatives, emphasizing the administration's progress in achieving global peace and economic stabilization. Secretary of State William Rogers…

October 19, 1972Nixon, Haldeman & Colson · 1 hr 40 min

President Nixon met with H.R. Haldeman and Charles Colson to discuss a broad range of post-election administrative reorganization, including plans to require resignations from all Cabinet members and political appointees to consolidate control. The conversa…

October 19, 1972Nixon, Hall & Gleason · 33 min

President Nixon met with key leaders from the maritime industry, including Paul Hall, Thomas Gleason, and Paul Richardson, to formalize their support for his 1972 reelection campaign. The participants discussed the industry's appreciation for administration…

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.