Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 354 › Conversation 354-015

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Kenneth L. Khachigian

Friday, October 6, 1972 · 12:30 PM–12:31 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 41 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation354-015 on Tape 354StartFriday, October 6, 1972 at 12:30 PMEndFriday, October 6, 1972 at 12:31 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 354-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consults with an unidentified staff member regarding the status of a drafting project assigned to Kenneth L. Khachigian. The President emphasizes the need to expedite the rewrite so that his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, can begin processing the final copy. The brief exchange also touches upon scheduling arrangements involving Henry Kissinger and an upcoming visit to Camp David.

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NARA Description

On October 6, 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 12:30 pm and 12:31 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 354-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 354-15

Date: October 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:30 pm and 12:31 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

         Draft by Kenneth L. Khachigian
             -Progress update on rewrite
             -Rose Mary Woods

         The President’s schedule
             -Henry A. Kissinger
             -[Camp David]
             -Unknown person’s schedule

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I was wondering if you could make a check to see how the cat was coming on that re-write.
I'd like to start to get it in the bell so that Rose can play it on the copy.
She can't go to see.
He's probably got it done by now.
I'm over now.
Are you busy now?

Also recorded on October 6, 1972

  • 031-010 12:29 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:30 pm.
  • 354-011 12:29 PM · 9 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 12:29 pm and 12:31 pm.
  • 354-012 12:29 PM · 8 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 12:29 pm and 12:31 pm.
  • 354-013 12:29 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:30 pm.
  • 365-001 12:29 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on October 6, 1972 and 1:38 pm on October 9, 1972.
  • 365-002 12:29 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on October 6, 1972 and 1:38 pm on October 9, 1972.
  • 365-003 12:29 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on October 6, 1972 and 1:38 pm on October 9, 1972.
  • 354-014 12:30 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 354-015, October 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/354-015 (accessed November 15, 2026).