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 23
President Nixon met with Charles Colson to discuss public relations regarding his recent Supreme Court nominations and the effectiveness of his televised addresses. Following this, the President hosted a group of governors who had recently returned from a t…
President Nixon and Alexander Haig met to discuss the status of ongoing Vietnam peace negotiations and strategies for managing South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu's resistance to a potential settlement. The conversation emphasized the necessity of s…
President Nixon and Richard A. Moore discussed the recent backlash and media speculation surrounding his Supreme Court nominations, specifically addressing leaks and the public reaction to his decision-making process. The President also held a telephone con…
President Nixon and Secretary of State William P. Rogers discussed the complex status of Vietnam peace negotiations, specifically addressing the recalcitrance of South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu and the need to manage public perceptions leading u…
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.