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Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Custodial Staff

Thursday, October 5, 1972 · 12:14 PM–3:03 PM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation792-002 on Tape 792StartThursday, October 5, 1972 at 12:14 PMEndThursday, October 5, 1972 at 3:03 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 792-002 ↗

A 14-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 5, 1972, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 3:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 792-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 792-2

Date: October 5, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:14 pm and 3:03 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown men [custodial staff] met.

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[Duration: 52s ]

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The unknown men left at an unknown time before 3:03 pm.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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  • 364-003 12:25 PM · 11 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 12:25 pm and 12:26 pm.
  • 364-004 12:26 PM · 57 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, unknown person(s), and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:26 pm to 1:36 pm.
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  • 364-005 1:36 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 2:05 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 792-002, October 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/792-002 (accessed November 2, 2026).