Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 772 › Conversation 772-016

Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Maintenance

Thursday, September 7, 1972 · 6:15 PM–9:19 AM ET · Oval Office ·37 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation772-016 onTape 772StartThursday, September 7, 1972 at 6:15 PMEndFriday, September 8, 1972 at 9:19 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 772-016 ↗

AI Summary

This recording captures the activity of White House staff performing routine maintenance or custodial duties within the Oval Office. The participants are unidentified individuals who provide brief instructions regarding the handling of sensitive equipment or workspace items. No substantive policy discussions or political decision-making occurred during this period.

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NARA Description

Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 6:15 pm on September 7, 1972 and 9:19 am on September 8, 1972. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 772-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 772-16

Date: September 7 and 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:15 pm, September 7 and 9:19 am, September 8, 1972
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people entered.

            Oval Office
               -Cleaning

The recording was cut off at an unknown time before 9:19 am, September 8, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 772-016, September 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/772-016 (accessed September 18, 2026).