Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 735 › Conversation 735-012

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Thursday, June 15, 1972 · 1:36 PM–2:30 PM ET · Oval Office ·4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation735-012 onTape 735 (tape position 03:55:59–03:59:52)StartThursday, June 15, 1972 at 1:36 PMEndThursday, June 15, 1972 at 2:30 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 735-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, undocumented meeting with one or more unidentified individuals in the Oval Office. The surviving transcript fragment reveals only a colloquial remark in which the President declines a request or proposal, stating he will not "entertain" the individual. Due to the limited nature of the recording, no substantive policy decisions or meaningful administrative actions were captured.

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No, no, I won't entertain you.

NARA Description

On June 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 2:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 735-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 735-12

Date: June 15, 1972
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                        NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                        Tape Subject Log
                                          (rev. Feb-02)


Time: Unknown between 1:36 and 2:30 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown person.

     An unknown person’s location

Also recorded on June 15, 1972

  • 735-005 12:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 12:49 pm.
  • 735-006 12:45 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 12:49 pm.
  • 735-007 12:49 PM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:49 pm to 1:26 pm.
  • 735-008 1:26 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:26 pm and 1:35 pm.
  • 735-009 1:35 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:35 pm to 1:36 pm.
  • 735-010 1:36 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 735-011 1:36 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 735-013 2:30 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:30 pm to 3:03 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 735-012, June 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/735-012 (accessed September 18, 2026).