Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 758 › Conversation 758-016
Nixon, Brown & Scott on Oval Office and Photo opportunity
Tuesday, August 1, 1972 · 4:53 PM–4:57 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with White House aides Robert J. Brown and Stanley S. Scott for a brief photo opportunity in the Oval Office. Following the departure of the photographer, the participants engaged in a private discussion lasting nearly four minutes. The specific substance of this dialogue was removed from the public record due to its personal nature.
- Robert J. Brown
- Stanley S. Scott
- Oval Office
- Photo opportunity
- Personal records
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On August 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Robert J. Brown, Stanley S. Scott, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:53 pm and 4:57 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 758-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 758-16 Date: August 1, 1972 Time: Unknown between 4:53 pm - 4:57 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Robert J. Brown and Stanley S. Scott. The White House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting. The recording began while the conversation was in progress. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 3m 54s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** The President, Brown and Scott left at 4:57 pm.
Also recorded on August 1, 1972
- 028-034 4:33 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:33 pm.
- 028-035 4:33 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:33 pm and 5:20 pm.
- 028-036 4:33 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:33 pm and 5:20 pm.
- 758-017 4:57 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard K. Cook, Max L. Friedersdorf, John E. Nidecker, and incumbent Republican Congressmen and candidates, including John J. Bishop, Jr., William J. Dowd, Howard W. Robison, John N. Erlenborn, John M. Zwach, Elford A. Cederberg, Charles S. Gubser, Philip M. Crane, Charles A. Mosher, Mark Andrews, John J. Duncan, J. Herbert Burke, Paul Findley, John Kyl, Alvin O'Konski, John T. Myers, Manuel Lujan, Jr., Delwin M. Clawson, William Archer, Jr., M. Gene Snyder, Clifford P. Case, Mark O. Hatfield, Edward G. Biester, Jr., Garry E. Brown, Silvio O. Conte, Glenn R. Davis, Edward J. Derwinski, William L. Dickinson, Craig Hosmer, David T. Martin, William E. Minshall, Ancher Nelsen, John J. Rhodes, Philip E. Ruppe, Charles W. Sandman, Jr., John P. Saylor, William Scherle, and White House photographer, met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:57 pm to 5:17 pm.
- 758-018 5:17 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:17 pm and 5:20 pm.
- 758-019 5:17 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:17 pm and 5:20 pm.
- 028-037 5:20 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Edward J. Kiernan talked on the telephone from 5:20 pm to 5:21 pm.
- 758-020 5:20 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Edward J. Kiernan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:20 pm to 5:21 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 758-016, August 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/758-016 (accessed September 19, 2026).