President Nixon utilized this session in the Oval Office to dictate a formal memorandum for his personal records. Although a segment of the recording was withdrawn for privacy reasons, the primary intent of the session was to document specific administrative or political assessments. The resulting record serves as an official presidential file entry reflecting Nixon's private reflections or policy determinations.
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 757-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 757-17 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. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 42s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.