Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 771 › Conversation 771-001
Nixon alone in the Oval Office on Presidential memorandum and Record keeping
Wednesday, September 6, 1972 · 7:53 AM–8:13 AM ET · Oval Office ·14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon utilized this session in the Oval Office to dictate a memorandum for the official record. The recording primarily consists of personal reflections or administrative documentation rather than a collaborative discussion. Following a brief period of withdrawn content, the President concluded the entry, serving to preserve his perspective on contemporary executive matters.
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NARA Description
On September 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:53 am and 8:13 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 771-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 771-1 Date: September 6, 1972 Time: Unknown between 7:53 am and 8:13 am Location: Oval Office The President dictated a memorandum for the file. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 1m 28s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on September 6, 1972
- 771-002 8:13 AM · 1 hr 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander P. Butterfield, William P. Rogers, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., John D. Ehrlichman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:13 am to 9:48 am.
- 771-003 9:48 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:48 am and 9:53 am.
- 771-004 9:48 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:48 am and 9:53 am.
- 771-005 9:53 AM · 1 hr 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Charles W. Colson, John D. Ehrlichman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:53 am to 12:38 pm.
- 771-006 12:38 PM · 38 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 362-025 12:40 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 2:16 pm.
- 362-026 12:40 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 2:16 pm.
- 362-027 2:16 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:16 pm and 2:50 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 771-001, September 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/771-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).