Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 730 › Conversation 730-009

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Correspondence…

Monday, June 12, 1972 · 12:13 AM–12:19 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation730-009 on Tape 730 (tape position 02:35:20–02:35:57)StartMonday, June 12, 1972 at 12:13 AMEndMonday, June 12, 1972 at 12:19 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 730-009 ↗

President Nixon met with an unidentified woman in the Oval Office to discuss the handling of a specific piece of correspondence. The conversation focused on the administrative processing of a letter, including its file placement, addressing, and the distribution of copies. No further action or broader policy implications were recorded before the visitor departed.

Audio for this conversation has not been released by the National Archives.

No transcript is available because the audio has not been released.

On June 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:13 am and 12:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 730-009 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 730-9

Date: June 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:13 and 12:19 pm.
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown woman.

     A letter
           -File
           -Address
           -Dispostion
           -Copies

The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 12:19 pm.
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Conversation 730-009, June 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/730-009 (accessed October 18, 2026).