Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 364 › Conversation 364-009

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential security

Thursday, October 5, 1972 · 1:36 PM–2:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation364-009 on Tape 364StartThursday, October 5, 1972 at 1:36 PMEndThursday, October 5, 1972 at 2:05 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 364-009 ↗

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building to conduct a private discussion. Upon the commencement of the meeting, the President immediately requested that the recording system be deactivated. Due to the lack of available transcript content, the substance of the dialogue and any subsequent decisions remain undocumented.

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On October 5, 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 1:36 pm and 2:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 364-009 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 364-9

Date: October 5, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:36 pm and 2:05 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown man.

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The unknown man left at an unknown time before 2:05 pm.
  • 031-002 12:29 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 1:35 pm.
  • 364-005 1:36 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 2:05 pm.
  • 364-006 1:36 PM · 20 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 1:36 pm and 2:05 pm.
  • 364-007 1:36 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 2:05 pm.
  • 364-008 1:36 PM · 6 sec — 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 1:36 pm and 2:05 pm.
  • 364-010 1:36 PM · 10 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 1:36 pm and 2:05 pm.
  • 364-011 2:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:05 pm to 2:10 pm.
  • 364-012 2:10 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 3:03 pm.

Conversation 364-009, October 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/364-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).