Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 757 › Conversation 757-018

Nixon alone in the Oval Office on Memorandum for the file and Oval Office

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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation757-018 on Tape 757StartMonday, July 31, 1972 at 9:57 PMEndMonday, July 31, 1972 at 10:16 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 757-018 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon dictated a memorandum for the file in the Oval Office. The specific purpose and content of this memorandum are not detailed due to the absence of a transcript, but it was recorded by the Oval Office taping system. The meeting involved only President Nixon.

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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 757-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 757-18

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.
  • 757-016 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.
  • 757-017 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.
  • 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 757-018, 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/757-018 (accessed October 1, 2026).