Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 647 › Conversation 647-005
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Ronald L. Ziegler
Thursday, January 13, 1972 · 10:19 AM–10:34 AM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled meeting with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office. The primary purpose of the gathering was to coordinate a subsequent meeting with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The interaction concluded quickly when the visitor departed shortly before 10:34 am.
Audio
part A, 19:21
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NARA Description
On January 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:19 am and 10:34 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 647-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 647-5
Date: January 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:19 am and 10:34 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
Requested meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 10:34 am.Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.
Also recorded on January 13, 1972
- 647-001 10:10 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:12 am.
- 647-002 10:12 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:12 am to 10:19 am.
- 647-003 10:19 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:19 am and 10:34 am.
- 647-004 10:19 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:19 am and 10:34 am.
- 647-006 10:34 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:34 am to 10:35 am.
- 647-007 10:35 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Melvin R. Laird, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:35 am to 11:05 am.
- 647-008 11:05 AM · 39 sec — United States Secret Service agents, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:05 am and 11:07 am.
- 647-009 11:11 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:11 am to 11:41 am.
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- Nixon & Bull on Presidential appointments and Document review June 28, 1972 · 1 min
- Nixon & Bull on George H.W. Bush and Presidential appointments February 14, 1973 · 1 min
- Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and H.R. Haldeman April 14, 1973 · 2 min
- United States Secret Service agents on Oval Office and Ronald Ziegler February 26, 1971 · 10 min
- Ziegler, Sanchez & United States Secret Service agents on Oval Office November 16, 1971 · 24 min
Cite this conversation
Conversation 647-005, January 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/647-005 (accessed November 2, 2026).