Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 797 › Conversation 797-017

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Workflow management

Friday, October 13, 1972 · 3:00 PM–3:05 PM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation797-017 on Tape 797StartFriday, October 13, 1972 at 3:00 PMEndFriday, October 13, 1972 at 3:05 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 797-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown individual to briefly coordinate professional schedules and workflow requirements. The discussion focused on the necessity of completing pending tasks before the participants moved on to other obligations. No substantive policy decisions were documented during this short exchange.

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I got to finish your work.

NARA Description

On October 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 797-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 797-17

Date: October 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:00 and 3:05 p.m.
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown person.

        The President's schedule
            -Unknown person’s schedule

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 797-017, October 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/797-017 (accessed October 10, 2026).