Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 801 › Conversation 801-011

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office

Tuesday, October 17, 1972 · 11:24 AM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation801-011 on Tape 801StartTuesday, October 17, 1972 at 11:24 AMEndTuesday, October 17, 1972 at 11:24 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 801-011 ↗

A 7-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 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:24 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 801-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 801-11

Date: October 17, 1972
Time: 11:24 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 31-101]

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Also recorded on October 17, 1972

  • 031-100 11:22 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:22 am.
  • 801-009 11:22 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:22 am.
  • 801-010 11:22 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:24 am.
  • 031-101 11:24 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:24 am.
  • 801-012 11:24 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:26 am.
  • 801-013 11:24 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:26 am.
  • 801-014 11:24 AM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:26 am.
  • 801-015 11:24 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:26 am.

All 67 conversations from October 17, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 801-011, 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/801-011 (accessed November 9, 2026).