Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 643 › Conversation 643-005
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House photography
Monday, January 3, 1972 · 2:10 PM–2:17 PM ET · Oval Office · 43 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unknown woman to oversee a photography session, discussing the importance of projecting a "smiling" and "fun-looking" image for upcoming political appearances and campaign optics. Following the shoot, the conversation shifted to internal personnel and administrative management, including instructions to keep the White House grounds clean and orderly for official guests. The President and the attendee also touched upon the necessity of maintaining professionalism among the staff and ensuring that various official projects were properly executed and reported.
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Position in tape: 00:15:28 – 00:16:04
part A, 14:51
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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 2:10 pm and 2:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 643-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 643-5
Date: January 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:10 pm and 2:17 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown woman.
Jack J. Dreyfus, Jr.
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The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 2:17 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 643-005, January 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183195). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/643-005 (accessed November 2, 2026).