Nixon White House TapesTape 771 › Conversation 771-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Henry Kissinger

Wednesday, September 6, 1972 · 9:48 AM–9:53 AM ET · Oval Office ·7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation771-003 onTape 771StartWednesday, September 6, 1972 at 9:48 AMEndWednesday, September 6, 1972 at 9:53 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 771-003 ↗

President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified woman in the Oval Office to discuss the scheduling of National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This brief encounter lasted less than five minutes and concluded with the woman departing the office. No further details regarding specific logistical arrangements or policy implications are available from the recording.

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On September 6, 1972, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 771-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 771-3

Date: September 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:48 am and 9:53 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown woman.

             Henry A. Kissinger's schedule

                                       (rev. Oct-06)

The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 9:53 am.
  • 771-001 7:53 AM · 14 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 771-004 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.

Conversation 771-003, 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/771-003 (accessed September 18, 2026).