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
AI Summary
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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Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 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.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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.Also recorded on January 3, 1972
- 018-013 4:44 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:44 pm and 5:15 pm.
- 018-014 4:44 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, unknown person(s), and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:44 pm and 5:15 pm.
- 087-002 4:44 PM · 5 min — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 4:44 pm on January 3, 1972 and 2:45 pm on January 20, 1972.
- 087-003 4:44 PM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 4:44 pm on January 3, 1972 and 2:45 pm on January 20, 1972.
- 087-004 4:44 PM — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 4:44 pm on January 3, 1972 and 2:45 pm on January 20, 1972.
- 018-111 5:15 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 5:15 pm on January 3, 1972 and 11:44 pm on January 8, 1972.
- 643-009 6:01 PM · 5 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:01 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 643-015 6:01 PM · 21 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:01 pm and 11:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
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).