Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 790 › Conversation 790-009

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office

Monday, October 2, 1972 · 11:39 AM–11:43 AM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation790-009 on Tape 790StartMonday, October 2, 1972 at 11:39 AMEndMonday, October 2, 1972 at 11:43 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 790-009 ↗

A 6-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On October 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:43 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 790-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 790-9

Date: October 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:39 am and 11:43 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 30-39]

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Also recorded on October 2, 1972

  • 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.
  • 030-039 11:39 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:43 am.
  • 790-010 11:39 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:43 am.
  • 790-011 11:39 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 11:43 am.
  • 030-040 11:43 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 11:43 am to 11:44 am.
  • 790-012 11:43 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 11:44 am.
  • 790-013 11:44 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:44 am to 12:04 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 790-009, 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/790-009 (accessed November 15, 2026).