Nixon White House TapesTape 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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Brown, Robert J.; Scott, Stanley S.; White House photographerConversation758-016 on Tape 758StartTuesday, August 1, 1972 at 4:53 PMEndTuesday, August 1, 1972 at 4:57 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 758-016 ↗

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.

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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.

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.

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[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 3m 54s     ]

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The President, Brown and Scott left at 4:57 pm.
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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).