Secret White House Tapes / Featured Presidential Recordings

Featured recordings

Explore highlights from the recordings collection.

Nixon family portrait
Richard M. Nixon
A Nixon Family Valentine's
Pat Brown and John Kennedy, each with hand resting on chin
John F. Kennedy
Kicking Nixon Around
Book depository building in Dallas, Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
News from Dallas
Gerald Ford
Lyndon B. Johnson
LBJ Appoints Gerald Ford to the Warren Commission
President Johnson on the phone
Lyndon B. Johnson
"A big victory tonight, Mr. President"
Lyndon Johnson and Humbert Humphrey on horseback
Lyndon B. Johnson
Choosing Muskie
Bomb exploding in Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson
"This is in absolute confidence"
Humbert and Muriel Humphrey
Lyndon B. Johnson
"We've been in tears"
Passport of E. Howard Hunt rendered in dark blue and light blue
Richard M. Nixon
"I want the Brookings Institute safe cleaned out"
G. Gordon Liddy as young FBI agent
Richard M. Nixon
"I really need a son of a bitch"
Watergate hotel with trial exhibit label—tinted blue
Richard M. Nixon
"You need a team"
Portion of FBI letter to John Dean on Daniel Schorr
Richard M. Nixon
Going After Dan Schorr
Edward Kennedy shaking hands with Richard Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon Supports Kennedy
H. R. Haldeman's mug shot
Richard M. Nixon
Smoking Gun
"Re-elect the president" button on red background
Richard M. Nixon
"How much money is involved?"
The address book of Watergate burglar Bernad Baker
Richard M. Nixon
"If it blows, it blows"