Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 790 › Conversation 790-011

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation790-011 on Tape 790StartMonday, October 2, 1972 at 11:39 AMEndMonday, October 2, 1972 at 11:43 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 790-011 ↗

President Nixon held a brief, four-minute meeting with an unidentified woman in the Oval Office. The transcript for this interaction remains undefined, providing no record of the substantive topics addressed or specific decisions made. Consequently, the purpose and nature of this brief encounter cannot be determined from the available documentation.

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Yes, Mr. Executive.

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 11:39 am and 11:43 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 790-011 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 790-11

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

The President met with an unknown woman.

        Ronald L. Ziegler's schedule

The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 11:43 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.
  • 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.
  • 790-009 11:39 AM · 6 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Conversation 790-011, 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/790-011 (accessed October 1, 2026).