Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 763 › Conversation 763-026

Nixon & Kissinger on Diplomatic reporting and Ambassadorial communications

Monday, August 7, 1972 · 4:25 PM–4:33 PM ET · Oval Office ·20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Kissinger, Henry A.Conversation763-026 onTape 763StartMonday, August 7, 1972 at 4:25 PMEndMonday, August 7, 1972 at 4:33 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 763-026 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met briefly in the Oval Office to coordinate their schedules and internal communications. The discussion centered on the preparation and review of a summary report regarding an ambassador. This brief exchange served as a logistical touchpoint to ensure the President was briefed on diplomatic documentation.

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Hi, Henry.
Can you talk to somebody in a moment?
Fine.
Fine.
Uh, what about the summary, the summary of the ambassador?

NARA Description

On August 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:25 pm and 4:33 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 763-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

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Also recorded on August 7, 1972

  • 763-021 3:46 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Otto E. Passman, and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:46 pm to 3:51 pm.
  • 763-023 3:51 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter M. Flanigan, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:51 pm to 4:12 pm.
  • 763-024 4:12 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 4:13 pm.
  • 763-025 4:13 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:13 pm to 4:25 pm.
  • 763-027 4:33 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:33 pm and 4:34 pm.
  • 764-001 4:33 PM · 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and Anatoliy F. Dobrynin met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:33 pm to 5:21 pm.
  • 029-034 4:34 PM · 2 min — Henry A. Kissinger, Arthur F. Burns, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 5:21 pm.
  • 029-035 4:34 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 5:23 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 763-026, 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/763-026 (accessed September 18, 2026).