Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 747 › Conversation 747-016
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Wednesday, July 19, 1972 · 11:33 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to provide a specific instruction regarding the removal of an unknown item. The meeting concluded immediately following this directive, lasting less than one minute. No further details regarding the nature of the object or the identity of the visitor were recorded.
- Oval Office
- Security
- Administrative Directive
- Presidential Instructions
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 11:33 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 747-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 747-16
Date: July 19, 1972
Time: 11:33 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
Instruction to remove an unknown item
The unknown person left at 11:33 am.Also recorded on July 19, 1972
- 747-004 11:33 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Branford Mills, Thomas S. Sedlar, Peter M. Flanigan, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:33 am to 11:40 am.
- 747-005 11:41 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:41 am.
- 747-006 11:41 AM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John G. Veneman, Dr. Merlin K. ("Morty") Duval, Marie Callender, Arthur S. Flemming, James H. Cavanaugh, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., White House photographer, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:41 am to 12:17 pm.
- 027-001 12:17 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:19 pm.
- 747-007 12:17 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:19 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.
- 747-008 12:19 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 747-016, 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/747-016 (accessed October 2, 2026).