Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 642 › Conversation 642-009
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Monday, January 3, 1972 · 9:02 AM–9:07 AM ET · Oval Office ·1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, five-minute meeting in the Oval Office with one or more unidentified individuals. Due to the unintelligible nature of the recording, the specific subject matter and any substantive decisions remain impossible to discern. No actionable information or historical developments can be attributed to this exchange.
- Oval Office
- Presidential Meetings
- Unidentified Participants
- Administrative Routine
Audio
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Position in tape: 02:14:27 – 02:15:29
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NARA Description
On January 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:02 am and 9:07 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 642-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 642-9
Date: January 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:02 am and 9:07 am
Location: Oval Office
An unknown person talked with the President.
[Unintelligible]Also recorded on January 3, 1972
- 642-005 8:45 AM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 9:02 am.
- 642-006 9:02 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:02 am and 9:07 am.
- 642-007 9:02 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:02 am and 9:07 am.
- 642-008 9:02 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:02 am and 9:07 am.
- 642-010 9:07 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard A. Moore met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:07 am to 9:14 am.
- 642-011 9:15 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gerald L. Warren, unknown person(s), and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:15 am to 9:19 am.
- 018-001 9:19 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:19 am.
- 018-002 9:19 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 9:19 am to 9:23 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 642-009, January 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/642-009 (accessed September 18, 2026).