Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 790 › Conversation 790-017

Nixon & Monzon on Executive Office Building and White House administration

Monday, October 2, 1972 · 12:39 PM–12:43 PM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Monzon, Zosimo T.Conversation790-017 on Tape 790StartMonday, October 2, 1972 at 12:39 PMEndMonday, October 2, 1972 at 12:43 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 790-017 ↗

President Nixon held a brief meeting with Zosimo T. Monzon in the Oval Office to address scheduling matters. The discussion focused on the President's upcoming activities at the Executive Office Building (EOB). No significant policy decisions were recorded during this short administrative session.

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On October 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 12:43 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 790-017 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 790-17

Date: October 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:39 pm and 12:43 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Zosimo T. Monson.

        The President's schedule
            -Executive Office Building [EOB]

Monson left at an unknown time before 12:43 pm.
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Conversation 790-017, 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/790-017 (accessed October 1, 2026).