President Nixon met with White House aides Robert J. Brown and Stanley S. Scott for a brief photo opportunity in the Oval Office. Following the departure of the photographer, the participants engaged in a private discussion lasting nearly four minutes. The specific substance of this dialogue was removed from the public record due to its personal nature.
On August 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Robert J. Brown, Stanley S. Scott, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:53 pm and 4:57 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 758-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 758-16
Date: August 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:53 pm - 4:57 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Robert J. Brown and Stanley S. Scott. The White House photographer
was present at the beginning of the meeting. The recording began while the conversation was in
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progress.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 3m 54s ]
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The President, Brown and Scott left at 4:57 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.