White House Communications Agency Sound Recordings Collection

The White House Communications Agency (WHCA) Sound Recordings Collection contains public statements that took place between 1969 and 1974.

• The 4,469 audio tapes total about 4,200 hours.

Title Log

• View the WHCA Sound Recordings Collection Title Log

The Finding Aid Title Log lists:

• date
• event
• running time for each recording

Participants

In addition to President Nixon, the recordings include selected speeches and remarks by:

• Vice Presidents Spiro T. Agnew and Gerald R. Ford
• members of the Nixon and Agnew families
• Cabinet and Sub-cabinet officers
• members of the White House Staff

Topics

• Recordings include selected White House Press Briefings, speeches, entertainment at the White House, the 1971 China advance team telecommunications, and the broadcast of the Watergate hearings of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Activities.  [See Also:  Second Abuse of Governmental Power Tape Release]

Restriction Status  [See Also:  Restriction Codes]

• Some of this material is withdrawn.
  
  
• On January 11, 2010, 18 conversations were declassified in whole or in part. View the finding aid for this supplemental release.

Copyright Status  [See Also:  Copyright Policy Restrictions on Audiovisual Materials]

All of these recordings are in the public domain and therefore not subject to copyright restrictions or user fees.

How to Get Copies  [See Also:  Obtaining Audiovisual Materials]

• Make Your Own Copies
  
  
• Order Copies
  – Reproduction fees are determined by commercial lab costs.
  
  

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