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
A 28-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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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.
Acknowledgment
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 12:31 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on August 8, 1972
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- 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 November 2, 2026).