Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 747 › Conversation 747-013

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office meetings

Wednesday, July 19, 1972 · 12:37 PM–12:44 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation747-013 on Tape 747StartWednesday, July 19, 1972 at 12:37 PMEndWednesday, July 19, 1972 at 12:44 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 747-013 ↗

President Nixon held a brief, private meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual. A short portion of the conversation, designated as a personal returnable item, was withdrawn from public release. The remainder of the discussion remains undefined due to a lack of available transcriptions or metadata regarding the specific subject matter addressed.

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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 747-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 747-13

Date: July 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:37 pm and 12:44 pm

Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 14s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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The unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:44 pm.
  • 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.
  • 747-009 12:37 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 12:37 pm and 12:44 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.
  • 747-014 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.

Conversation 747-013, 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/747-013 (accessed October 2, 2026).