Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 709 › Conversation 709-012
Nixon White House recording on Presidential movements
Monday, April 17, 1972 · 10:48 AM–10:51 AM ET · Oval Office · 33 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with unidentified individuals in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics regarding an arrival or movement. The brief discussion focused on relaying instructions to an unnamed party who was scheduled to return to the area. No substantive policy decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
- Logistics
- Scheduling
- White House operations
- Presidential movements
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NARA Description
On April 17, 1972, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:48 am and 10:51 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 709-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 709-12
Date: April 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:48 am and 10:51 am
Location: Oval Office
Unknown persons met.
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[Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/04/2022. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Non-Historical]
[709-012-w001]
[Duration: 33s]
The President’s location
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The unknown persons left at an unknown time before 10:51 am.Also recorded on April 17, 1972
- 709-009 9:35 AM · 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:35 am to 10:32 am.
- 709-010 10:32 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, and Witold Trampczynski met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:32 am to 10:46 am.
- 709-011 10:48 AM · 3 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:48 am and 10:51 am.
- 709-013 10:51 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:51 am to 11:03 am.
- 709-014 11:07 AM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:07 am to 11:33 am.
- 023-001 11:35 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 11:50 am.
- 023-002 11:35 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 11:50 am.
- 709-015 11:35 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:35 am to 12:02 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 709-012, April 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/709-012 (accessed October 12, 2026).