Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 757 › Conversation 757-016

Nixon alone in the Oval Office on Memorandum for the file

Monday, July 31, 1972 · 9:57 PM–10:16 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation757-016 on Tape 757StartMonday, July 31, 1972 at 9:57 PMEndMonday, July 31, 1972 at 10:16 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 757-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon dictated a memorandum for the file in the Oval Office. The purpose of this dictation, captured by the White House taping system, was to create an official record of his thoughts. No specific topics or decisions are available due to the lack of a transcript.

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NARA Description

On July 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:57 pm and 10:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 757-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 757-16

Date: July 31, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:57 pm and 10:16 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President dictated a memorandum for the file.

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Also recorded on August 1, 1972

  • 028-020 9:51 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:51 pm to 9:57 pm.
  • 757-013 9:51 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:51 pm to 9:57 pm.
  • 757-014 9:57 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:57 pm and 10:16 pm.
  • 757-015 9:57 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:57 pm and 10:16 pm.
  • 757-017 9:57 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:57 pm and 10:16 pm.
  • 757-018 9:57 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:57 pm and 10:16 pm.
  • 028-021 10:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:16 pm to 10:25 pm.
  • 757-019 10:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:16 pm to 10:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 757-016, August 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/757-016 (accessed October 1, 2026).