Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 813 › Conversation 813-017
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Presidential meetings
Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 9:54 AM–10:10 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec
AI Summary
This recording captures a brief meeting between President Nixon and unidentified individuals in the Oval Office. Due to the lack of a transcript and the unintelligible nature of the audio, the specific context, subject matter, and outcomes of the discussion remain unknown. The participants departed the office within sixteen minutes, leaving no discernible record of policy or administrative action.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On November 8, 1972, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:10 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 813-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 813-17
Date: November 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:54 am and 10:10 am
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people met.
[Unintelligible]
The unknown people left at an unknown time before 10:10 amAlso recorded on November 8, 1972
- 033-069 9:16 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry S. Dent talked on the telephone from 9:16 am to 9:29 am.
- 813-013 9:31 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 9:48 am.
- 813-014 9:48 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:48 am to 9:51 am.
- 813-015 9:51 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 9:54 am.
- 813-016 9:54 AM · 10 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:10 am.
- 813-018 10:10 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:16 am.
- 813-019 10:10 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:16 am.
- 813-020 10:16 AM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:16 am to 10:53 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 813-017, November 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/813-017 (accessed October 10, 2026).