Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 795 › Conversation 795-013
Nixon alone in the Oval Office on Presidential correspondence and Dictation
Tuesday, October 10, 1972 · 12:56 PM–1:20 PM ET · Oval Office ·13 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met in the Oval Office to dictate a formal telegram. The recorded segment primarily consists of this dictation, as a portion of the meeting was withdrawn for personal reasons. No additional policy discussions or major administrative decisions were captured in the available material.
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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 12:56 pm and 1:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 795-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 795-13
Date: October 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:56 pm and 1:20 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President dictated a telegram.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 2m 36s ]
(rev. Nov-03)
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 795-013, 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/795-013 (accessed September 18, 2026).