Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 796 › Conversation 796-001
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Thursday, October 12, 1972 · 8:59 AM–9:01 AM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office for a brief, two-minute encounter. Due to the limited duration of the recording and the withdrawal of segment content, the specific agenda and substance of the dialogue remain unknown. No substantive policy developments or administrative decisions are discernable from the available record.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On October 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:59 am and 9:01 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 796-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 796-1 Date: October 12, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:59 am and 9:01 am Location: Oval Office The President met with an unknown person; the recording began while the conversation was in progress. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 1s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** The unknown person left at an unknown time before 9:01 am.
Also recorded on October 12, 1972
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- 796-003 9:45 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:45 am to 9:52 am.
- 796-004 10:05 AM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:05 am to 10:33 am.
- 031-032 6:09 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:09 pm.
- 031-033 6:09 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:09 pm and 6:10 pm.
- 366-004 6:09 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:09 pm.
- 366-005 6:09 PM · 12 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 6:09 pm and 6:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 796-001, October 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/796-001 (accessed October 10, 2026).