Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 781 › Conversation 781-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on H.R. Haldeman

Monday, September 18, 1972 · 8:25 AM–9:35 AM ET · Oval Office ·13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation781-001 onTape 781StartMonday, September 18, 1972 at 8:25 AMEndMonday, September 18, 1972 at 9:35 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 781-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown woman in the Oval Office to facilitate the delivery of a memorandum addressed to Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman. The brief exchange focused on the distribution and handling of this sensitive document. No further policy discussions or significant political developments were recorded during this interaction.

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NARA Description

On September 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:25 am and 9:35 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 781-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 781-1

Date: September 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:25 am and 9:35 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown woman.

             Memorandum to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
                -Copy

The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 9:35 am.

Also recorded on September 18, 1972

  • 781-002 8:25 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:25 am and 9:35 am.
  • 781-003 9:35 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:35 am to 9:36 am.
  • 781-004 9:36 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:36 am and 10:16 am.
  • 781-005 10:16 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:16 am to 10:18 am.
  • 781-006 10:21 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), White House operator, William P. Rogers, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:21 am to 11:18 am.
  • 781-033 11:17 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:17 am to 11:18 am.
  • 781-007 11:18 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Terry Ann Meeuwsen, Beverly Meeuwsen, Laurie Lee Schaefer, Dorothy Schwager, and Henry C. Cashen, II met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:18 am to 11:33 am.
  • 781-008 11:33 AM · 22 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:33 am and 11:36 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 781-001, September 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/781-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).