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Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Presidential gratitude

Wednesday, January 19, 1972 · 9:32 AM–10:05 AM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation651-001 on Tape 651 (tape position 00:00:48–00:02:11)StartWednesday, January 19, 1972 at 9:32 AMEndWednesday, January 19, 1972 at 10:05 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 651-001 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417180447 ↗

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NARA Description

On January 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:32 am and 10:05 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 651-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 651-1

Date: January 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:32 am and 10:05 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

     The President’s gratitude

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 10:05 am.

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  • 651-005 10:06 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 10:13 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 651-001, January 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417180447). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/651-001 (accessed November 13, 2026).