During the review process, the Nixon Library staff creates Finding Aids to assist people in finding conversations. Many of these Finding Aids are available online and on CD.

Available On-Line Tapes Finding Aids

• Abuse of Government Power Finding Aids
  • AOGP Subject Logs
  • AOGP Conversation List
    
    
• "Cancer on the Presidency" Conversation Transcript and Audio
• "Dean Resignation" Conversation Transcript and Audio
• "Smoking Gun" Conversation Transcript and Audio
• Watergate Special Prosecution Force Transcripts  [See Also:  NARA's WSPF Finding Aids]
• Watergate Trial Transcripts
  
  
• Complete Conversations Finding Aids
  • Tape Subject Logs
  • Complete Conversations Abbreviations List
  • Complete Conversations Acronyms List
  • Complete Conversations Listed by Date
  • CompleteConversations Listed by Conversation Number
  • Complete Conversations Geographic Names List
  • Complete Conversations Name List
    
    
• White House Tapes CD-ROM Finding Aid (also available as a download)
  
  
• White House Tapes Release Schedule

Search the White House Tapes Finding Aids

• The Finding Aid CD-ROM (also available as a download) can be used to quickly locate conversations relating to specific individuals, locations, dates, and participants.
  
  
• Tape Subject Logs may also be searched on this web site by going to Advanced Search and selecting "Tape Subject Logs" in the drop-down box.

About the Finding Aids

A variety of finding aids are created to assist researchers. The Finding Aids include:

• Transcripts – While transcripts do exist for some of the Nixon White House Tapes, the Nixon staff does not transcribe the tapes. Any transcripts that are available were created by the Watergate Special Prosecution Force or in response to court orders.
  
  
• Scope and Content Notes – overview may include general topics of interest, brief history of taping system, description of the processing procedures, descriptions of the quality and quantity of the tapes.
  
  
• Tapes Subject Logs – general outlines of each conversation containing references to the people, places, and subjects being discussed in a specific conversation.
  
  
• Lists – includes lists of conversations by date and by conversation number; abbreviations; acronyms; geographic locations; and names