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 30

September 30, 1971Nixon, Douglas-Home & Kissinger · 1 hr 17 min

President Nixon met with Sir Alexander F. Douglas-Home, the Earl of Cromer, and Henry Kissinger to discuss the geopolitical landscape, specifically focusing on Vietnam, arms control negotiations with the USSR, and the situation in South Asia. The participan…

September 30, 1971Nixon, Ehrlichman & Evans · 1 hr 9 min

President Nixon met with leaders from various national education organizations to hear their concerns regarding the state of public education, specifically focusing on the financial crisis facing schools. Representatives emphasized the need for federal assi…

September 30, 1971Nixon, Shultz & Stein · 1 hr 5 min

President Nixon met with George Shultz, Herbert Stein, and Henry Kissinger to strategize the administration's economic policy for the post-freeze 'Phase II' period. The discussion centered on the necessity of establishing a tripartite board to manage wage a…

September 30, 1971Nixon, Mitchell & Bull · 56 min

President Nixon and John Mitchell discussed strategies for securing the confirmation of Richard H. Poff to the Supreme Court, acknowledging the political challenge of his Southern background and limited legal practice. The President expressed a strong prefe…

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.