Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 773 › Conversation 773-018
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and White House Tapes
Friday, September 8, 1972 · 1:05 PM–9:18 AM ET · Oval Office ·50 sec
AI Summary
This recording captures a brief, unidentified interaction occurring in the Oval Office during a window in September 1972. The participants exchange short pleasantries and logistical farewells before exiting the room. Due to the lack of intelligible dialogue beyond these parting remarks, no substantive policy decisions or political discussions were recorded.
- Oval Office
- Logistics
- White House Tapes
- General Interaction
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 1:05 pm on September 8, 1972 and 9:18 am on September 11, 1972. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 773-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 773-18
Date: Unknown between September 8 and 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm, September 8 and 9:18 am, September 11, 1972
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people entered at an unknown time after 1:05 pm, September 8, 1972.
The President’s schedule
This conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 9:18 am, September 11, 1972.Also recorded on September 8, 1972
- 773-013 12:12 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:12 pm and 12:14 pm.
- 773-014 12:14 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert L. F. Sikes, Mrs. Robert L. F. Sikes, Richard K. Cook, John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:14 pm to 12:18 pm.
- 773-015 12:18 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:22 pm.
- 773-016 12:18 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:22 pm.
- 773-017 12:25 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 1:05 pm.
- 360-001 1:05 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:12 pm.
- 360-002 1:05 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:12 pm.
- 360-003 1:05 PM · 7 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 1:05 pm and 2:12 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 773-018, September 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/773-018 (accessed September 18, 2026).