Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 385 › Conversation 385-013
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Helene Drown
Monday, December 11, 1972 · 5:10 PM–5:14 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
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On December 11, 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 5:10 pm and 5:14 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 385-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 385-13
Date: December 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:10 pm and 5:14 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown person.
The President’s schedule
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Helene (Colesie) Drown
-Conversation with Alexander M Haig, Jr.
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 5:14 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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- 034-043 5:01 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:01 pm and 5:09 pm.
- 385-011 5:01 PM · 12 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 5:01 pm and 5:09 pm.
- 385-012 5:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:01 pm and 5:14 pm.
- 034-044 5:09 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 5:09 pm to 5:10 pm.
- 385-014 5:14 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:14 pm to 5:37 pm.
- 034-045 5:21 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:21 pm to 5:29 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 385-013, 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/385-013 (accessed November 15, 2026).