Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 790 › Conversation 790-005

Nixon & Kissinger on Andrei A. Gromyko and Helmut Sonnenfeldt

Monday, October 2, 1972 · 9:43 AM–9:51 AM ET · Oval Office ·12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.Conversation790-005 onTape 790StartMonday, October 2, 1972 at 9:43 AMEndMonday, October 2, 1972 at 9:51 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 790-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met to coordinate the agenda for an upcoming session with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko. During the brief discussion, they addressed the inclusion of Helmut Sonnenfeldt as the designated note-taker for the meeting. This consultation served to finalize personnel arrangements and ensure diplomatic preparations were set for the high-level engagement.

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Sure, sure.

Bye.

NARA Description

On October 2, 1972, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 790-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 790-5

Date: October 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:43 am and 9:51 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Henry A. Kissinger.

         The President’s schedule
             -Forthcoming meeting [with Andrei A. Gromyko]
                 -Helmut (“Hal”) Sonnenfeldt
                      -Notetaking

Kissinger left at an unknown time before 9:51 am.

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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.
790-006 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.
790-008 11:20 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:20 am to 11:39 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 790-005, 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/790-005 (accessed September 18, 2026).