Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 316 › Conversation 316-011

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Unidentified individual

Tuesday, January 25, 1972 · 4:36 PM–5:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation316-011 on Tape 316 (tape position 02:05:55–02:06:48)StartTuesday, January 25, 1972 at 4:36 PMEndTuesday, January 25, 1972 at 5:30 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 316-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to discuss an unspecified matter, indicated by a brief, partially redacted exchange. The conversation appears to have been interrupted or was very short, as evidenced by the withdrawn item and the minimal transcript provided. No significant developments, decisions, or action items are discernible from the available recording.

  • President Nixon
  • Unidentified individual
  • Meeting
  • Redacted information
  • Brief conversation

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NARA Description

On January 25, 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 4:36 pm and 5:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 316-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 316-11

Date: January 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:36 pm and 5:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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UnknownI wanted to talk to him about it. Well,
UnknownAnyway.

Also recorded on January 25, 1972

  • 316-010 4:35 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:35 pm to 4:36 pm.
  • 019-059 4:36 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:36 pm and 5:30 pm.
  • 316-012 4:36 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:36 pm and 5:30 pm.
  • 316-013 4:36 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:36 pm and 5:30 pm.
  • 316-014 4:36 PM · 15 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 4:36 pm and 5:30 pm.
  • 019-060 5:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 5:30 pm to 5:32 pm.
  • 316-015 5:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:30 pm to 5:32 pm.
  • 316-016 5:32 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:32 pm and 6:32 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 316-011, January 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/316-011 (accessed November 11, 2026).