Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 643 › Conversation 643-014

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Monday, January 3, 1972 · 6:00 PM–6:01 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation643-014 on Tape 643 (tape position 03:09:50–03:10:19)StartMonday, January 3, 1972 at 6:00 PMEndMonday, January 3, 1972 at 6:01 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 643-014 ↗

President Nixon held a brief, one-minute meeting in the Oval Office with unidentified individuals. Due to the extremely short duration of the encounter and the absence of a transcript or log details, the specific substance of the discussion remains unknown. No policy decisions, developments, or action items can be discerned from this recording.

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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 6:00 pm and 6:01 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 643-014 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 643-14

Date: January 3, 1972
Time: Unknown after 6:00 pm until 6:01 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with unknown people.

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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 11/08/2022.]
[Unintelligible]
[643-014-w001]
[Duration: 17s]

       H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman [?]

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The President and the unknown people left at 6:01 pm.
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Conversation 643-014, 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/643-014 (accessed September 29, 2026).