Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 372 › Conversation 372-020

Nixon alone in his EOB office on Presidential documentation and Memorandum

Wednesday, October 25, 1972 · 10:14 AM–11:18 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation372-020 on Tape 372StartWednesday, October 25, 1972 at 10:14 AMEndWednesday, October 25, 1972 at 11:18 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 372-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon utilized this session to dictate a memorandum for his personal records. The recording captures the President documenting specific information, though the primary content remains protected as a withdrawn personal item. This action reflects the President's routine practice of using the White House taping system to preserve private notes and administrative reflections.

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NARA Description

On October 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:14 am and 11:18 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 372-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 372-20

Date: October 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:14 am and 11:18 am

Location: Executive Office Building

The President dictated a memorandum for the file.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 1m 56s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Also recorded on October 25, 1972

  • 032-035 10:10 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:11 am.
  • 372-014 10:10 AM · 7 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 10:10 am and 10:11 am.
  • 032-036 10:11 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 10:11 am to 10:14 am.
  • 372-015 10:11 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:11 am to 10:14 am.
  • 372-016 10:14 AM · 1 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 10:14 am and 11:18 am.
  • 372-017 10:14 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:14 am and 11:18 am.
  • 372-018 10:14 AM · 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 10:14 am and 11:18 am.
  • 372-019 10:14 AM · 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 10:14 am and 11:18 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 372-020, October 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/372-020 (accessed October 9, 2026).