Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 398 › Conversation 398-017
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Henry Kissinger
Monday, January 22, 1973 · 7:56 PM–8:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 19 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Old Executive Office Building to review the presidential schedule, specifically concerning the activities of National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. Due to the lack of a recorded transcript, the substantive details of the discussion remain unknown. The meeting concluded shortly after the brief exchange, with the visitor departing before 8:15 am.
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NARA Description
On January 22, 1973, 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 7:56 pm and 8:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 398-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 398-17
Date: January 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:56 am and 8:15 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown person.
President's schedule
-Henry A. Kissinger
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 8:15 am.Also recorded on January 23, 1973
- 036-058 7:29 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 7:29 pm to 7:31 pm.
- 036-059 7:38 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 7:38 pm to 7:40 pm.
- 398-016 7:56 PM · 35 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 7:56 pm and 8:15 pm.
- 036-060 8:03 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 8:03 pm to 8:05 pm.
- 402-012 8:22 PM · 9 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 8:22 pm and 8:47 pm.
- 402-013 8:22 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:22 pm and 8:47 pm.
- 402-014 8:22 PM · 9 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 8:22 pm and 8:47 pm.
- 402-015 8:22 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:22 pm and 8:47 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 398-017, January 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/398-017 (accessed October 11, 2026).