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Complete Nixon Tapes Recorded between February and July 1971 Can Be Heard Online for the First Time

443 Hours Originally Released By The National Archives in 1999

For the first time, the complete set of conversations taped between February 16, 1971, and August 16, 1971 are freely available to the public. Representing the first chronological release of Nixon tapes ("Chron 1"), the recorded conversations took place across the Executive offices, including the Oval Office, the Executive Office Building, and various White House telephones. 

These audio files were originally released by the National Archives and Records Administration's (NARA) Archives II at College Park, Maryland, in 1999, but were made available to onsite researchers only, and only in analog cassette format. With the assistance of the National Security Archive, these files are now available here, on nixontapes.org, and at the time of the creation of this page this complete collection is not available anywhere else outside of the reading room at NARA's Archives II.

Below is a complete list of all "Chron 1" tapes, including 1) the range of dates that each tape recorded, 2) the president's daily diary for that tape, 3) a NARA-prepared summary of the conversations contained on the respective tape, 4) the time codes of the conversations contained on the tape, and 5) and the audio files available for download, free of charge, as a service to researchers and the public. While it will be years more before scholars and researchers transcribe these recordings, this release marks the first time that the complete collection has been made readily accessible to the public.

Note: there is one conversation summary for each tape reel, e.g. there is one summary for reel 1, which includes tapes 1a, 1b, and 1c. Likewise, the dates recorded refer to all conversations taped on a reel, e.g. reel 1 includes conversations recorded between 4/6/71 and 4/18/71. Also, a "full" tape recorded approximately 2 hours, and the corresponding mp3 size of a full tape is generally between 110 and 115 megabytes. Tapes smaller than 110 to 115 megabytes contain less than two hours of recordings.

Also of interest may be the President's Daily Diary, for:
February 12-28, 1971 (5.2m)
March 1-31, 1971 (8.7m)
April 1-30, 1971 (8.0m)
May 1-15, 1971 (4.7m)
May 16-31, 1971 (4.2m)
June 1-15, 1971 (3.9m)
June 16-30, 1971 (4.4m)
July 1-31, 1971 (8.4m)
August 1-31, 1971 (6.4m)

Tapes

Dates Recorded

 Summary

Time Codes

Download Audio

1a

4/6/71 - 4/18/71 rtf (418k) xls (60k) mp3 (117m)
1b       mp3 (117m)
1c       mp3 (77m)
2a 4/19/71 - 5/10/71 rtf (403k) xls (62k) mp3 (118m)
2b       mp3 (117m)
2c       mp3 (114m)
3a 5/11/71 - 6/1/71 rtf (656k) xls (58k) mp3 (117m)
3b       mp3 (117m)
3c       mp3 (81m)
4a 6/1/71 - 6/10/71 rtf (315k) xls (55k) mp3 (117m)
4b       mp3 (117m)
4c       mp3 (4m)
5a 6/10/71 - 6/28/71 rtf (433k) xls (68k) mp3 (118m)
5b       mp3 (117m)
5c       mp3 (59m)
6a 6/28/71 - 7/23/71 rtf (485k) xls (75k) mp3 (117m)
6b       mp3 (118m)
6c       mp3 (64m)
7a 7/26/71 - 8/16/71 rtf (510k) xls (72k) mp3 (117m)
7b       mp3 (117m)
7c       mp3 (117m)
7d       mp3 (4m)
42a 4/5/71 - 5/6/71 rtf (255k) xls (52k) mp3 (117m)
42b       mp3 (44m)
245a 4/6/71 rtf (104k) xls (40k) mp3 (117m)
245a_2       mp3 (4m)
245b       mp3 (72m)
246a 4/7/71 rtf (301k) xls (27k) mp3 (117m)
246b       mp3 (117m)
246c       mp3 (117m)
246d       mp3 (29m)
247a 4/13/71 rtf (183k) xls (38k) mp3 (117m)
247b       mp3 (88m)
248a 4/14/71 rtf (111k) xls (42k) mp3 (109m)
249a 4/15/71 rtf (217k) xls (45k) mp3 (116m)
249b       mp3 (110m)
250a 4/16/71 rtf (147k) xls (44k) mp3 (115m)
250b       mp3 (117m)
251a 4/20/71 - 5/4/71 rtf (226k) xls (49k) mp3 (117m)
251b       mp3 (73m)
252a 4/21/71 - 5/5/71 rtf (107k) xls (45k) mp3 (117m)
252b       mp3 (12m)
253a 5/7/71 - 5/26/71 rtf (192k) xls (46k) mp3 (116m)
253b       mp3 (117m)
253c       mp3 (67m)
254a 5/28/71 - 5/31/71 rtf (137k) xls (43k) mp3 (117m)
254b       mp3 (16m)
255a 6/4/71 - 6/9/71 rtf (218k) xls (51k) mp3 (117m)
255b       mp3 (117m)
255c       mp3 (51m)
256a 6/1/71 - 6/13/71 rtf (74k) xls (45k) mp3 (98m)
257a 6/10/71 rtf (3k) xls (34k) mp3 (87m)
258a 6/14/71 - 6/23/71 rtf (121k) xls (48k) mp3 (117m)
258b       mp3 (2m)
259a 6/28/71 rtf (42k) xls (38k) mp3 (80m)
260a 7/1/71 - 7/5/71 rtf (88k) xls (45k) mp3 (117m)
260b       mp3 (117m)
260c       mp3 (16m)
261a 6/15/71 - 7/2/71 rtf (156k) xls (51k) mp3 (110m)
261b       mp3 (116m)
261c       mp3 (115m)
261d       mp3 (27m)
262a 7/19/71 rtf (86k) xls (39k) mp3 (114m)
262b       mp3 (114m)
262c       mp3 (15m)
263a 7/20/71 rtf (101k) xls (40k) mp3 (118m)
263b       mp3 (108m)
264a 7/21/71 rtf (142k) xls (42k) mp3 (118m)
264b       mp3 (87m)
265a 7/27/71 - 7/28/71 rtf (9k) xls (34k) mp3 (118m)
265b       mp3 (42m)
266a 7/22/71 - 7/29/71 rtf (72k) xls (39k) mp3 (118m)
266b       mp3 (84m)
267a 7/29/71 - 7/30/71 rtf (125k) xls (41k) mp3 (117m)
267b       mp3 (117m)
267c       mp3 (118m)
267d       mp3 (15m)
450a 2/16/71 - 2/17/71 rtf (150k) xls (42k) mp3 (117m)
450b       mp3 (117m)
450c       mp3 (42m)
451a 2/18/71 rtf (199k) xls (42k) mp3 (116m)
451b       mp3 (117m)
451c       mp3 (100m)
452a 2/19/71 rtf (186k) xls (40k) mp3 (117m)
452b       mp3 (105m)
453a        
454a 2/19/71 - 2/20/71 rtf (279k) xls (41k) mp3 (117m)
454b       mp3 (118m)
454c       mp3 (116m)
455a 2/22/71 rtf (277k) xls (42k) mp3 (116m)
455b       mp3 (117m)
455c       mp3 (117m)
455d       mp3 (30m)
456a 2/23/71 rtf (247k) xls (45k) mp3 (117m)
456b       mp3 (117m)
456c       mp3 (116m)
457a 2/24/71 rtf (138k) xls (38k) mp3 (117m)
457b       mp3 (44m)
458a 2/25/71 rtf (158k) xls (38k) mp3 (116m)
458b       mp3 (100m)
459a 2/27/71 rtf (240k) xls (38k) mp3 (117m)
459b       mp3 (117m)
459c       mp3 (96m)
460a 2/26/71 rtf (265k) xls (44k) mp3 (116m)
460b       mp3 (117m)
460c       mp3 (73m)
461a 3/2/71 rtf (194k) xls (39k) mp3 (116m)
461b       mp3 (55m)
462a_tr1 3/5/71 rtf (487k) xls (48k) mp3 (63m)
462a_tr2       mp3 (60m)
462b       mp3 (117m)
462c       mp3 (117m)
462d       mp3 (31m)
463a 3/8/71 rtf (139k) xls (37k) mp3 (113m)
464a_track1 3/8/71 - 3/9/71 rtf (466k) xls (42k) mp3 (116m)
464a_track2       mp3 (94m)
464b_track1       mp3 (117m)
464b_track2       mp3 (105m)
464c_track1       mp3 (117m)
464d_track1       mp3 (8m)
465a 3/10/71 rtf (244k) xls (40k) mp3 (116m)
465b       mp3 (111m)
466a 3/11/71 rtf (440k) xls (46k) mp3 (117m)
466b       mp3 (118m)
466c       mp3 (118m)
466d       mp3 (23m)
467a 3/12/71 - 3/17/71 rtf (327k) xls (49k) mp3 (117m)
467b       mp3 (117m)
467c       mp3 (19m)
468a 3/16/71 rtf (360k) xls (44k) mp3 (117m)
468b       mp3 (117m)
468c       mp3 (117m)
468d       mp3 (8m)
469a 3/18/71 rtf (173k) xls (39k) mp3 (116m)
469b       mp3 (27m)
470a 3/19/71 rtf (324k) xls (43k) mp3 (117m)
470b       mp3 (117m)
470c       mp3 (41m)
471a 3/19/71 - 3/25/71 rtf (226k) xls (44k) mp3 (108m)
471b       mp3 (52m)
472a 3/23/71 - 3/24/71 rtf (415k) xls (42k) mp3 (117m)
472b       mp3 (118m)
472c       mp3 (87m)
473a 3/25/71 - 3/26/71 rtf (336k) xls (44k) mp3 (117m)
473b       mp3 (117m)
473c       mp3 (63m)
474a 3/26/71 rtf (103k) xls (38k) mp3 (91m)
475a 4/6/71 - 4/8/71 rtf (451k) xls (48k) mp3 (117m)
475b       mp3 (117m)
475c       mp3 (117m)
475d       mp3 (34m)
476a 4/6/71 - 4/9/71 rtf (444k) xls (44k) mp3 (117m)
476b       mp3 (117m)
476c       mp3 (117m)
476d       mp3 (12m)
477a 4/12/71 rtf (463k) xls (42k) mp3 (117m)
 477b       mp3 (118m)
477c       mp3 (119m)
477d       mp3 (49m)
478a 4/13/71 rtf (289k) xls (42k) mp3 (117m)
478b       mp3 (103m)
479a 4/14/71 rtf (336k) xls (38k) mp3 (117m)
479b       mp3 (117m)
479c       mp3 (38m)
480a 4/15/71 rtf (158k) xls (38k) mp3 (117m)
480b       mp3 (19m)
481a 4/17/71 rtf (321k) xls (41k) mp3 (117m)
481b       mp3 (105m)
482a 4/16/71 - 4/19/71 rtf (352k) xls (45k) mp3 (117m)
482b       mp3 (117m)
482c       mp3 (36m)
483a 4/20/71 rtf (480k) xls (47k) mp3 (117m)
483b       mp3 (117m)
483c       mp3 (64m)
484a 4/21/71 rtf (341k) xls (41k) mp3 (117m)
484b       mp3 (117m)
484c       mp3 (36m)
485a 4/21/71 rtf (192k) xls (43k) mp3 (117m)
485b       mp3 (31m)
486a 4/22/71 rtf (511k) xls (44k) mp3 (117m)
486b       mp3 (117m)
486c       mp3 (88m)
487a 4/23/71 rtf (628k) xls (48k) mp3 (117m)
487b       mp3 (118m)
487c       mp3 (104m)
488a 4/26/71 - 4/27/71 rtf (351k) xls (44k) mp3 (118m)
488b       mp3 (117m)
488c       mp3 (28m)
489a 4/26/71 - 4/28/71 rtf (561k) xls (48k) mp3 (117m)
489b       mp3 (117m)
489c       mp3 (118m)
489d       mp3 (49m)
490a 4/29/71 - 5/4/71 rtf (374k) xls (44k) mp3 (118m)
490b       mp3 (117m)
490b_i       mp3 (7m)
490c       mp3 (116m)
490d       mp3 (41m)
491a 4/28/71 rtf (381k) xls (49k) mp3 (116m)
491b       mp3 (117m)
491c       mp3 (101m)
492a 5/5/71 - 5/6/71 rtf (196k) xls (39k) mp3 (117m)
492b       mp3 (65m)
493a 5/6/71 - 5/7/71 rtf (245k) xls (40k) mp3 (117m)
493b       mp3 (112m)
494a 5/8/71 rtf (179k) xls (37k) mp3 (117m)
494b       mp3 (70m)
495a 5/7/71 rtf (366k) xls (46k) mp3 (117m)
495b       mp3 (118m)
495c       mp3 (62m)
496a 5/10/71 rtf (323k) xls (46k) mp3 (117m)
496b       mp3 (118m)
496c       mp3 (93m)
497a 5/11/71 rtf (292k) xls (38k) mp3 (118m)
497b       mp3 (71m)
498a 5/12/71 - 5/13/71 rtf (383k) xls (42k) mp3 (118m)
498b       mp3 (117m)
498c       mp3 (96m)
499a 5/12/71 - 5/14/71 rtf (223k) xls (44k) mp3 (117m)
499b       mp3 (53m)
500a 5/18/71 rtf (415k) xls (47k) mp3 (117m)
500b       mp3 (116m)
500c       mp3 (118m)
500d       mp3 (9m)
501a 5/19/71 rtf (447k) xls (51k) mp3 (118m)
501b       mp3 (118m)
501c       mp3 (117m)
501d       mp3 (28m)
502a 5/20/71 rtf (256k) xls (41k) mp3 (117m)
502b       mp3 (112m)
503_analog_1 5/21/71 rtf (280k) xls (44k) mp3 (45m)
503_analog_2       mp3 (45m)
503_analog_3       mp3 (45m)
503a       mp3 (116m)
503b       mp3 (117m)
503c       mp3 (55m)
504a 5/27/71 rtf (435k) xls (52k) mp3 (117m)
504b       mp3 (117m)
504c       mp3 (118m)
504d       mp3 (45m)
505a 5/26/71 - 5/28/71 rtf (452k) xls (51k) mp3 (117m)
505b       mp3 (117m)
505c       mp3 (118m)
505d       mp3 (37m)
506a 5/28/71 rtf (162k) xls (44k) mp3 (117m)
506b       mp3 (36m)
507a 5/29/71 rtf (84k) xls (37k) mp3 (101m)
508a 6/2/71 rtf (245k) xls (45k) mp3 (117m)
508b       mp3 (120m)
508c       mp3 (21m)
509a 6/1/71 - 6/3/71 rtf (235k) xls (46k) mp3 (177m)
509b       mp3 (117m)
510a 6/2/71 rtf (144k) xls (38k) mp3 (116m)
510b       mp3 (41m)
511a 6/7/71 rtf (70k) xls (36k) mp3 (84m)
512a 6/4/71 - 6/7/71 rtf (332k) xls (48k) mp3 (118m)
512b       mp3 (118m)
512b_part2       mp3 (5m)
512c       mp3 (118m)
512d       mp3 (18m)
513a 6/7/71 rtf (108k) xls (39k) mp3 (118m)
513b       mp3 (25m)
514a 6/8/71 rtf (218k) xls (40k) mp3 (118m)
514b       mp3 (117m)
514c       mp3 (80m)
515a 6/9/71 rtf (23k) xls (35k) mp3 (74m)
516a 6/10/71 rtf (282k) xls (43k) mp3 (121m)
516b       mp3 (117m)
516c       mp3 (116m)
517a 6/11/71 rtf (341k) xls (48k) mp3 (117m)
517b       mp3 (118m)
517c       mp3 (93m)
518a 6/12/71 - 6/13/71 rtf (172k) xls (45k) mp3 (117m)
518b       mp3 (53m)
519a 6/14/71 rtf (282k) xls (46k) mp3 (118m)
519b       mp3 (104m)
519c       mp3 (91m)
520a 6/15/71 rtf (194k) xls (41k) mp3 (118m)
520b       mp3 (77m)
521a 6/15/71 rtf (250k) xls (43k) mp3 (118m)
521b       mp3 (99m)
522a 6/16/71 rtf (280k) xls (41k) mp3 (118m)
522b       mp3 (118m)
522c       mp3 (43m)
523a 6/16/71 - 6/17/71 rtf (198k) xls (40k) mp3 (118m)
523b       mp3 (72m)
524a 6/17/71 rtf (258k) xls (44k) mp3 (118m)
524b       mp3 (118m)
525a 6/17/71 - 6/18/71 rtf (72k) xls (36k) mp3 (55m)
526a 6/18/71 - 6/22/71 rtf (72k) xls (36k) mp3 (115m)
527a 6/22/71 - 6/23/71 rtf (421k) xls (43k) mp3 (118m)
527b       mp3 (118m)
527c       mp3 (117m)
527d       mp3 (27m)
528a 6/23/71 - 6/24/71 rtf (198k) xls (44k) mp3 (118m)
528b       mp3 (100m)
529a 6/24/71 - 6/28/71 rtf (378k) xls (46k) mp3 (117m)
529b       mp3 (118m)
529c       mp3 (102m)
530a 6/29/71 rtf (201k) xls (40k) mp3 (118m)
530b       mp3 (104m)
531a 6/28/71 - 6/29/71 rtf (297k) xls (45k) mp3 (117m)
531b       mp3 (114m)
531c       mp3 (56m)
532a 6/30/71 rtf (267k) xls (45k) mp3 (117m)
532b       mp3 (118m)
532c       mp3 (44m)
533a 6/30/71 rtf (47k) xls (35k) mp3 (68m)
534a 7/1/71 rtf (274k) xls (37k) mp3 (119m)
534b       mp3 (118m)
534c       mp3 (75m)
535a 7/2/71 rtf (234k) xls (44k) mp3 (117m)
535b       mp3 (117m)
536a 7/3/71 rtf (186k) xls (42k) mp3 (118m)
536b       mp3 (118m)
536c       mp3 (68m)
537a 7/2/71 - 7/5/71 rtf (122k) xls (36k) mp3 (117m)
537b       mp3 (40m)
538a 7/6/71 rtf (89k) xls (38k) mp3 (118m)
538b       mp3 (11m)
539a 7/19/71 rtf (88k) xls (39k) mp3 (117m)
539b       mp3 (16m)
540a 7/20/71 rtf (204k) xls (40k) mp3 (118m)
540b       mp3 (102m)
541a 7/21/71 rtf (159k) xls (39k) mp3 (115m)
541b       mp3 (81m)
542a 7/22/71 rtf (200k) xls (42k) mp3 (118m)
542b       mp3 (87m)
543a 7/22/71 rtf (133k) xls (39k) mp3 (119m)
543b       mp3 (20m)
544a 7/23/71 rtf (210k) xls (41k) mp3 (118m)
544b       mp3 (117m)
544c       mp3 (30m)
545a 7/24/71 rtf (94k) xls (37k) mp3 (91m)
546a 7/26/71 rtf (103k) xls (37k) mp3 (112m)
547a 7/27/71 rtf (203k) xls (38k) mp3 (117m)
547b       mp3 (117m)
547c       mp3 (17m)
548a 7/27/71 rtf (136k) xls (40k) mp3 (117m)
548b       mp3 (16m)
549a 7/28/71 rtf (344k) xls (48k) mp3 (117m)
549b       mp3 (117m)
549c       mp3 (102m)
550a 7/28/71 rtf (79k) xls (35k) mp3 (78m)
551a 7/29/71 rtf (244k) xls (38k) mp3 (118m)
551b       mp3 (118m)
551c       mp3 (63m)
552a 7/30/71 rtf (150k) xls (38k) mp3 (117m)
552b       mp3 (76m)

 

 

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