Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 757 › Conversation 757-017
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
AI Summary
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 Although a segment of the recording was withdrawn for privacy reasons, the primary intent of the session was to document specific administrative or political assessments.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.
- Memorandum for the file
- Presidential record-keeping
- White House administration
- Executive documentation
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 757-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation 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 ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 42s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
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.
- 757-016 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 757-017, 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/757-017 (accessed October 1, 2026).