Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 314 › Conversation 314-015

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Henry Kissinger

Thursday, January 13, 1972 · 5:23 PM–5:25 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation314-015 on Tape 314 (tape position 02:15:39–02:15:46)StartThursday, January 13, 1972 at 5:23 PMEndThursday, January 13, 1972 at 5:25 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 314-015 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417185619 ↗

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On January 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s)[members of Henry Kissinger's staff] met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:23 pm and 5:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 314-015 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 314-015
Date: January 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:23 pm and 5:25 pm
Page | 29
White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with an unknown person on Henry A. Kissinger's staff.
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman's office
-Henry A. Kissinger

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Yeah, and he's still out?
You seen all of them, Thomas?
Go on, Paul.
  • 314-007 3:52 PM · 20 sec — 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 3:52 pm and 3:55 pm.
  • 314-008 3:52 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:52 pm and 3:55 pm.
  • 314-009 3:55 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and John V. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:55 pm to 4:15 pm.
  • 314-012 4:12 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:12 pm.
  • 314-013 4:15 PM · 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William L. Safire, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:15 pm to 5:00 pm.
  • 314-014 5:23 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:23 pm.
  • 314-016 5:25 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:26 pm.
  • 314-017 5:26 PM · 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:26 pm to 6:16 pm.

Conversation 314-015, January 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417185619). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/314-015 (accessed November 13, 2026).