Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 763 › Conversation 763-013

Nixon & Warren on Council of Environmental Quality and Photograph opportunity

Monday, August 7, 1972 · 10:49 AM–10:51 AM ET · Oval Office ·58 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Warren, Gerald L.Conversation763-013 onTape 763StartMonday, August 7, 1972 at 10:49 AMEndMonday, August 7, 1972 at 10:51 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 763-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Gerald L. Warren briefly discussed logistics for an upcoming meeting with the Council of Environmental Quality. They considered the possibility of a photograph opportunity taking place outdoors, with Warren suggesting it might be beneficial. The conversation was very short, focusing on the practical arrangements for the photo op.

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So I was wondering, for this environmental thing, if it might be well that we'd be walking outside.
That's not a bad thing.
No, it's not that bad.
We'll go down there and be standing.

NARA Description

On August 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald L. Warren met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:49 am to 10:51 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 763-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 763-13

Date: August 7, 1972

                                        (rev. Nov-03)

Time: 10:49 am – 10:51 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Gerald L. Warren.

       The President's forthcoming meeting with Council of Environmental Quality [CEQ]
            -Photograph opportunity
                  -Weather

The President and Warren left and reentered at an unknown time between 10:49 am and 10:51
am.

       The President’s forthcoming meeting with CEQ
            -Photograph opportunity

Warren left at 10:51 am.

Also recorded on August 7, 1972

  • 763-008 9:32 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Edwin Edwards, Mrs. Edwin Edwards, Albert E. Hole, Victoria E. Edwards, Stephen R. Edwards, David E. Edwards, Mrs. Errol Schwartzenberg, Lynn Diamant, Russell B. Long, Thomas C. Korologos, William E. Timmons, White House photographer, Manolo Sanchez, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:32 am to 10:04 am.
  • 763-009 10:04 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:04 am and 10:06 am.
  • 763-010 10:06 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:06 am to 10:11 am.
  • 763-011 10:11 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:11 am and 10:18 am.
  • 763-012 10:18 AM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gen. Andrew J. Goodpaster, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:18 am to 10:49 am.
  • 763-014 10:52 AM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Russell E. Train, Robert Cahn, Gordon J. F. MacDonald, John D. Ehrlichman, Richard M. Fairbanks, III, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:52 am to 11:24 am.
  • 763-015 11:24 AM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 1:18 pm.
  • 763-016 11:24 AM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 1:18 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 763-013, 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/763-013 (accessed September 18, 2026).