Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 384 › Conversation 384-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Administrative planning

Sunday, December 10, 1972 · 9:50 AM–9:55 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation384-001 on Tape 384StartSunday, December 10, 1972 at 9:50 AMEndSunday, December 10, 1972 at 9:55 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 384-001 ↗

President Nixon held a brief, five-minute meeting with an unidentified individual in his Old Executive Office Building suite. The primary focus of the discussion concerned the President's personal schedule and administrative planning. No specific actions or significant policy decisions were documented during this short engagement.

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On December 10, 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 9:50 am and 9:55 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 384-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 384-1

Date: December 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:50 am and 9:55 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown man.

       The President's schedule

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 9:55 am.
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Conversation 384-001, December 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/384-001 (accessed September 28, 2026).