Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 790 › Conversation 790-001
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on John D. Ehrlichman
Monday, October 2, 1972 · 8:12 AM–8:15 AM ET · Oval Office · 20 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified woman in the Oval Office to discuss his daily schedule. The conversation focused on coordination regarding John D. Ehrlichman. The meeting concluded quickly, with the unidentified visitor departing shortly after her arrival.
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NARA Description
On October 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:12 am and 8:15 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 790-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 790-1
Date: October 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:12 am and 8:15 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown woman.
The President's schedule
-John D. Ehrlichman
The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 8:15 am.Also recorded on October 2, 1972
- 105-010 8:05 AM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Republican Congressional leaders, including Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, Samuel L. Devine, William J. ("Jack") Edwards, H. Allen Smith, John J. Rhodes, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Frank T. Bow, John W. Byrnes, Charls E. Walker, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, John D. Ehrlichman, William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, James E. Smith, Richard K. Cook, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., and William L. Gifford, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:05 am and 9:34 am.
- 790-002 8:15 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:15 am to 8:33 am.
- 790-003 9:35 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:35 am and 9:38 am.
- 790-004 9:38 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:38 am to 9:43 am.
- 790-005 9:43 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:43 am and 9:51 am.
- 790-006 9:51 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:51 am to 10:08 am.
- 790-007 10:08 AM · 1 hr 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Andrei A. Gromyko, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, Viktor M. Sukhodrev, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:08 am to 11:18 am.
- 790-019 11:19 AM · 14 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:19 am and 11:20 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 790-001, October 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/790-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).