Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 795 › Conversation 795-006
Nixon alone in the Oval Office on Dictation and Telegram
Tuesday, October 10, 1972 · 12:10 PM–12:17 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon utilized this time to dictate the text of an official telegram. The session was focused on the drafting and preparation of this specific communication. No further administrative or policy discussions were recorded during this brief encounter.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On October 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 12:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 795-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 795-6 Date: October 10, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:10 pm and 12:17 pm Location: Oval Office The President dictated a telegram. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 5m 3s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on October 10, 1972
- 795-002 11:53 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:53 am and 11:54 am.
- 795-003 11:54 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Witold Trampczynski, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:54 am to 12:02 pm.
- 795-004 12:02 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:09 pm.
- 795-005 12:09 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:09 pm to 12:10 pm.
- 795-007 12:10 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 12:17 pm.
- 795-008 12:17 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, James Brown, Joseph Brown, James F. Palmer, Charles Bobbitt, Robert J. Brown, Stanley S. Scott, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:17 pm to 12:27 pm.
- 795-009 12:27 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 12:30 pm.
- 795-010 12:30 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:30 pm to 12:49 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 795-006, October 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/795-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).