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Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on White House Tapes

Tuesday, January 11, 1972 · 2:39 PM–3:32 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation312-023 on Tape 312 (tape position 03:38:58–03:40:11)StartTuesday, January 11, 1972 at 2:39 PMEndTuesday, January 11, 1972 at 3:32 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 312-023 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a private meeting in his Old Executive Office Building suite with an unidentified individual. The entirety of the recorded segment involves a brief, four-second withdrawal of material categorized as a personal returnable. No further substance or policy discussion is available due to the withdrawal and the absence of a transcript.

Audio

part B, 1:36:47

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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the players above hold the full tape, shared with neighbouring conversations. By the archivists' log it runs from 03:38:58 to 03:40:11 into the tape; their log often drifts a minute or two from the audio, so listen for the subjects in the finding aid.

NARA Description

On January 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:39 pm and 3:32 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 312-023 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 312-23

Date: January 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:39 pm and 3:43 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown person.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 4s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 3:43 pm.

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.

Also recorded on January 11, 1972

  • 018-065 2:39 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:39 pm and 3:43 pm.
  • 312-022 2:39 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:39 pm and 3:32 pm.
  • 312-024 2:39 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:39 pm and 3:32 pm.
  • 312-025 2:39 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:39 pm and 3:32 pm.
  • 018-066 3:43 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 3:43 pm to 3:49 pm.
  • 312-026 3:43 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:43 pm to 3:49 pm.
  • 018-067 3:49 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 4:02 pm.
  • 312-027 3:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 4:02 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 312-023, January 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/312-023 (accessed November 13, 2026).