Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 385 › Conversation 385-006

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office

Monday, December 11, 1972 · 2:35 PM–4:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 19 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation385-006 on Tape 385StartMonday, December 11, 1972 at 2:35 PMEndMonday, December 11, 1972 at 4:05 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 385-006 ↗

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NARA Description

On December 11, 1972, unknown person(s) and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 4:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 385-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 385-6

Date: December 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:35 pm and 4:05 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

An unknown person talked with the President.

       Request for a meeting with unknown person
             -Executive Office Building

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Oh, I see.
When he's free, he can drop over.

Also recorded on December 11, 1972

  • 819-003 2:25 PM · 15 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 2:25 pm on December 11, 1972 and 9:57 am on December 12, 1972.
  • 385-001 2:30 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:30 pm to 2:35 pm.
  • 385-002 2:35 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 4:05 pm.
  • 385-003 2:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 4:05 pm.
  • 385-004 2:35 PM · 12 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 2:35 pm and 4:05 pm.
  • 385-005 2:35 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 4:05 pm.
  • 385-007 2:35 PM · 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 2:35 pm and 4:05 pm.
  • 385-008 4:05 PM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:05 pm to 4:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 385-006, December 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/385-006 (accessed November 13, 2026).