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Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential…

Monday, December 18, 1972 · 5:50 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 45 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation392-002 on Tape 392StartMonday, December 18, 1972 at 5:50 PMEndMonday, December 18, 1972 at 5:50 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 392-002 ↗

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building to provide specific personal or administrative instructions. The brief interaction, which concluded immediately after beginning, also involved a discussion regarding a wine list. No further details regarding the nature of the instructions or the participant's identity are available.

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On December 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 392-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 392-2

Date: December 18, 1972
Time: 5:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown man.

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       Meeting
            -The President’s instructions

       Wine list [?]

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                              Conversation No 392-2 (cont’d)

The President and the unknown man left at 5:50 pm.
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Conversation 392-002, December 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/392-002 (accessed September 28, 2026).