Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 788 › Conversation 788-009
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Presidential Meetings
Friday, September 29, 1972 · 2:04 PM–3:15 PM ET · Oval Office · 34 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with unidentified individuals in the Oval Office to conduct discussions that remain obscured due to the lack of an available transcript. The interaction ended abruptly when the taping system cut off, leaving the specific agenda and any resulting policy decisions or administrative actions unrecorded. Given the limited documentation, the nature of this meeting remains a subject for further archival investigation.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On September 29, 1972, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:04 pm and 3:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 788-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 788-9
Date: September 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:04 pm and 3:15 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men met.
Location of switch
The recording cut off at an unknown time before 3:16 pm.Also recorded on September 29, 1972
- 354-001 2:04 PM · 15 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 2:04 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 354-002 2:04 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:04 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 354-003 2:04 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:04 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 354-004 2:04 PM · 13 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 2:04 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 354-005 2:04 PM · 13 sec — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:04 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 788-010 2:04 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 2:04 pm and 3:15 pm.
- 788-022 3:05 PM · 26 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:16 pm.
- 788-011 3:16 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:16 pm to 3:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 788-009, September 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/788-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).