Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 765 › Conversation 765-027

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Helicopter operations

Tuesday, August 8, 1972 · 12:27 PM–12:31 PM ET · Oval Office ·28 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation765-027 onTape 765StartTuesday, August 8, 1972 at 12:27 PMEndTuesday, August 8, 1972 at 12:31 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 765-027 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and an unidentified individual discuss the logistics of helicopter transport near a roadway. The participants observe the proximity of landing operations, speculating on the potential for future landings to occur directly on the road. No major policy decisions or significant political developments are addressed during this brief, informal exchange.

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I don't think they can get that chopper closer and closer to the road.
One of these days they're going to land right on the road.

NARA Description

On August 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 12:31 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 765-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 765-27

Date: August, 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:27 pm and 12:31 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person.

                                      (rev. Nov-03)

       Acknowledgment

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 12:31 pm.

Also recorded on August 8, 1972

  • 029-043 12:24 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 12:26 pm.
  • 765-021 12:24 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:24 pm to 12:26 pm.
  • 029-044 12:26 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:26 pm to 12:27 pm.
  • 765-022 12:26 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:26 pm to 12:27 pm.
  • 765-023 12:27 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 12:31 pm.
  • 765-024 12:27 PM · 27 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 5:16 pm.
  • 029-045 12:31 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 12:37 pm.
  • 363-001 12:31 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 12:37 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 765-027, August 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/765-027 (accessed September 18, 2026).