Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 801 › Conversation 801-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Alexander M. Haig Jr.

Tuesday, October 17, 1972 · 7:54 AM–8:17 AM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation801-002 on Tape 801StartTuesday, October 17, 1972 at 7:54 AMEndTuesday, October 17, 1972 at 8:17 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 801-002 ↗

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NARA Description

On October 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:54 am and 8:17 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 801-002 of the White House Tapes.

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Conversation No. 801-2

Date: October 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:54 am and 8:17 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown woman.

        The President’s schedule
            -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
            -Ronald L. Ziegler
            -Haig

The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 8:17 am.

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Sit right here.
If you'd sit, you can come in.
Anytime.

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  • 801-004 8:36 AM · 1 hr — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, and Andrew E. Gibson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 9:59 am.
  • 031-099 9:12 AM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph Marrinsen talked on the telephone from 9:12 am to 9:13 am.
  • 801-005 9:59 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, David C. Hoopes, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:59 am to 10:21 am.
  • 801-007 10:33 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:33 am and 11:06 am.
  • 108-004 11:06 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Advisory Council for Drug Abuse Prevention, including James Q. Wilson, Wade Coleman, Richard S. Wilbur, Donald E. Johnson, Carl D. Chambers, Robert L. DuPont, Phyllis Harrison-Ross, Audrey R. Holliday, John J. Marchi, Beny J. Primm, Michael J. Quinn, Gale E. Sayers, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., Richard H. Nordahl, Lee W. Gladden, Geoffrey C. Shepard, Dr. Jerome H. Jaffe, Myles J. Ambrose, Dr. Merlin K. ("Morty") DuVal, and Richard L. Harkness, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:21 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 801-002, October 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/801-002 (accessed November 9, 2026).