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Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House Tapes

Friday, June 16, 1972 · 12:53 PM–12:56 PM ET · Oval Office · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation737-008 on Tape 737 (tape position 03:04:19–03:05:35)StartFriday, June 16, 1972 at 12:53 PMEndFriday, June 16, 1972 at 12:56 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 737-008 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417181501 ↗

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NARA Description

On June 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:53 pm and 12:56 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 737-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 737-8

Date: June 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:53 and 12:56 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person at an unknown time after 12:53 pm
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/18/2022.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[737-008-w001]
[Duration: 5s]

     Request
         -Consommé

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Unknown person left at an unknown time before 12:56 pm.

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  • 737-006 12:38 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 12:44 pm.
  • 737-007 12:44 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, John A. Vann, John A. Vann, Thomas Vann, Peter Vann, Frank Vann, Eugene Vann, Dorothy Vann Cadorette, Dorothy Vann Cadorette, Mary Jane Vann, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Ronald L. Ziegler, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, Vernon C. Coffey, Jr., John K. Andrews, Jr., and Joseph W. Alsop met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:44 pm to 12:53 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 737-008, June 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417181501). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/737-008 (accessed November 14, 2026).