Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 757 › Conversation 757-024

Nixon alone in the Oval Office on Presidential records and Dictation

Monday, July 31, 1972 · 11:11 PM–11:18 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation757-024 on Tape 757StartMonday, July 31, 1972 at 11:11 PMEndMonday, July 31, 1972 at 11:18 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 757-024 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard M. Nixon used this time in the Oval Office to dictate a memorandum for his personal files. The recording consists primarily of a dictated entry regarding official records or administrative reflections. Due to the personal nature of the content and subsequent withdrawals, no further details regarding the specific subjects or action items remain accessible.

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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 11:11 pm and 11:18 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 757-024 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 757-24

Date: July 31, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:11 pm and 11:18 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President dictated a memorandum for the file.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 1m 12s     ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Also recorded on August 1, 1972

  • 028-022 10:26 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 10:26 pm to 10:31 pm.
  • 028-023 10:31 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:31 pm and 10:58 pm.
  • 028-024 10:31 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:31 pm and 10:58 pm.
  • 757-021 10:31 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 pm and 10:58 pm.
  • 757-022 10:31 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 pm and 10:58 pm.
  • 028-025 10:58 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 10:58 pm to 11:11 pm.
  • 757-023 10:58 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:58 pm to 11:11 pm.
  • 757-025 11:18 PM · 12 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:18 pm and 11:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 757-024, 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/757-024 (accessed October 1, 2026).