Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 799 › Conversation 799-030

Nixon & Forst

Monday, October 16, 1972 · 4:45 PM–4:46 PM ET · Oval Office · 21 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Forst, Robert A.Conversation799-030 on Tape 799StartMonday, October 16, 1972 at 4:45 PMEndMonday, October 16, 1972 at 4:46 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 799-030 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417181857 ↗

A 21-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 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Robert A. Forst met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:45 pm to 4:46 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 799-030 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 799-30

Date: October 16, 1972
Time: 4:45 pm - 4:46 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Robert A. Forst.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/12/2022.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[799-030-w001]
[Duration: 52s]

[See Conversation No. 031-070-w001]

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  • 031-070 4:45 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert A. Forst talked on the telephone from 4:45 pm to 4:46 pm.
  • 799-028 4:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:45 pm.
  • 799-029 4:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:45 pm.
  • 799-031 4:46 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 4:49 pm.
  • 031-071 4:49 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William M. Fast talked on the telephone from 4:49 pm to 4:51 pm.
  • 799-032 4:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William M. Fast met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:49 pm to 4:51 pm.
  • 031-072 4:52 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Joseph Townsley talked on the telephone from 4:52 pm to 4:53 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 799-030, October 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417181857). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/799-030 (accessed November 15, 2026).