Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 763 › Conversation 763-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Charles W. Colson

Monday, August 7, 1972 · 8:20 AM–8:31 AM ET · Oval Office · 31 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation763-002 on Tape 763StartMonday, August 7, 1972 at 8:20 AMEndMonday, August 7, 1972 at 8:31 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 763-002 ↗

President Nixon met with an unknown female visitor in the Oval Office to coordinate scheduling logistics. The brief discussion centered primarily on finalizing the timing for a forthcoming meeting with Special Counsel Charles W. Colson. The exchange concluded with the setting of a 9:00 a.m. appointment.

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9 o'clock.
9 o'clock.

On August 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 8:31 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 763-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 763-2

Date: August 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:20 am and 8:31 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown woman.

      Charles W. Colson’s schedule
           -Forthcoming meeting with the President
                 -Timing

The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 8:31 am.
  • 029-032 8:20 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 8:31 am.
  • 763-001 8:20 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 8:31 am.
  • 763-003 8:20 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 8:31 am.
  • 029-033 8:31 AM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry F. Byrd, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:31 am to 8:38 am.
  • 763-004 8:31 AM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry F. Byrd, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:31 am to 8:38 am.
  • 763-005 8:38 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:38 am and 9:02 am.
  • 763-006 9:02 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:02 am to 9:04 am.
  • 763-007 9:04 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:04 am to 9:32 am.

Conversation 763-002, August 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/763-002 (accessed October 1, 2026).