Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 683 › Conversation 683-014

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Gift giving

Monday, March 13, 1972 · 3:12 PM–3:15 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation683-014 on Tape 683 (tape position 05:00:02–05:00:36)StartMonday, March 13, 1972 at 3:12 PMEndMonday, March 13, 1972 at 3:15 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 683-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown individual to exchange gifts, including an item purchased in Chinatown intended for Augusta College. The conversation, which was informal and brief, also included lighthearted banter about travel plans and a missing photograph. No substantive policy or political decisions were made during this social interaction.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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· Timestamps are positions within the full tape recording.
5:00:02Let me show you what this is.
5:00:03It's not fancy, because, you know, you can buy these in Chinatown anyplace, but not very many came.
5:00:09Here came my wife.
5:00:11There's what I know.
5:00:13That is for George and me, but to the Augusta College this time.
5:00:18It's a small thing, but you can say that I sent it.
5:00:21Oh, sure.
5:00:22This is just great.
5:00:24They're nice, isn't it?
5:00:28We'll put this back.
5:00:29Well, we'll wrap that.
5:00:31Just tie it around.
5:00:32George, the next time I want something, I'm coming to you.
5:00:35I'd like this.
5:00:36Come on, President.
5:00:37I'd like to come.
5:00:38Well, we're off.
5:00:38We're off for a day.
5:00:39That's right, Patrick.
5:00:42That's right, Patrick.
5:00:43You know, I can't help you.
5:00:45It's not the most...
5:00:47Have they found your picture yet?
5:00:59No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

NARA Description

On March 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:12 pm and 3:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 683-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 683-14

Date: March 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:12 pm and 3:15 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown person.

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  • 683-021 2:54 PM · 53 sec — Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:54 pm and 3:02 pm.
  • 683-012 3:02 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:02 pm and 3:05 pm.
  • 683-013 3:05 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Grover E. Murray, John R. Bradford, Richard K. Cook, John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:05 pm to 3:12 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 683-014, March 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/683-014 (accessed October 3, 2026).