Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 747 › Conversation 747-009
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Wednesday, July 19, 1972 · 12:37 PM–12:44 PM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office. The participants exchanged brief remarks, during which the President expressed his gratitude. The meeting concluded quickly without the discussion of substantive policy or strategic matters.
- Oval Office
- Presidential protocol
- Expression of gratitude
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NARA Description
On July 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 747-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 747-9
Date: July 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
Expression of gratitude
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 12:44 pm.Also recorded on July 19, 1972
- 027-002 12:19 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:19 pm to 12:37 pm.
- 027-003 12:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 2:00 pm.
- 027-004 12:37 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 2:00 pm.
- 747-010 12:37 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm.
- 747-011 12:37 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm.
- 747-012 12:37 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 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm.
- 747-013 12:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm.
- 747-014 12:44 PM · 57 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:44 pm to 1:51 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 747-009, July 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/747-009 (accessed September 30, 2026).