Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 791 › Conversation 791-006

Nixon & Kissinger on National Security Advisor and Executive coordination

Tuesday, October 3, 1972 · 12:24 PM–12:27 PM ET · Oval Office ·18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Kissinger, Henry A.Conversation791-006 onTape 791StartTuesday, October 3, 1972 at 12:24 PMEndTuesday, October 3, 1972 at 12:27 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 791-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Henry Kissinger in the Oval Office to coordinate their respective schedules. During this brief exchange, Kissinger signaled his intent to provide a formal report to the President. The meeting served primarily as a logistical check-in to facilitate ongoing policy briefings.

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Have you got lunch or?
Yeah, I want to give a report.
And don't worry about it.

NARA Description

On October 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 12:27 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 791-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 791-6

Date: October 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:24 pm and 12:27 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.

                                       (rev. Nov-03)

        The President’s schedule
            -Kissinger’s schedule

Also recorded on October 3, 1972

  • 791-004 12:07 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Joseph L. Matthews, William F. Hauck, William F. Rhatican, Melville L. Stephens, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:07 pm to 12:16 pm.
  • 791-005 12:17 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and officers of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization, including John F. Leyden, Robert E. Poli, and Robert C. Sturgil, as well as Henry C. Cashen, II and the White House photographer, met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:17 pm to 12:24 pm.
  • 791-007 12:27 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:27 pm to 12:47 pm.
  • 030-044 12:50 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.
  • 355-001 12:50 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.
  • 355-002 12:50 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.
  • 355-003 12:50 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.
  • 791-008 12:50 PM · 24 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 3:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 791-006, October 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/791-006 (accessed September 18, 2026).