Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 785 › Conversation 785-004
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Personal business
Friday, September 22, 1972 · 9:15 AM–9:17 AM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec
AI Summary
An unidentified group of individuals met briefly in the Oval Office for a conversation that lasted less than two minutes. The content of this interaction was deemed personal and was subsequently withdrawn from the public record. Due to the lack of a transcript and the confidential nature of the discussion, no substantive policy matters or official developments are available for analysis.
- Oval Office
- Personal business
- White House Tapes
- Withdrawn material
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.
NARA Description
On September 22, 1972, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:15 am and 9:17 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 785-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 785-4 Date: September 22, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:15 am and 9:17 am Location: Oval Office Unknown men met. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 1m 45s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** The unknown men left at an unknown time before 9:17 am.
Also recorded on September 22, 1972
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- 030-022 8:15 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:15 pm and 8:22 pm.
- 785-001 8:54 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:54 am to 8:57 am.
- 785-002 8:58 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:58 am to 9:08 am.
- 785-003 9:08 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry B. Sturby, Lloyd E. Church, William P. Jacobs, Jr., Roger E. Johnson, William F. Rhatican, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:08 am to 9:15 am.
- 030-023 9:14 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:14 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 785-004, September 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/785-004 (accessed October 17, 2026).