Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 817 › Conversation 817-007

Nixon & Monzon on Oval Office and John D. Ehrlichman

Thursday, November 30, 1972 · 11:34 AM–11:49 AM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Monzon, Zosimo T.Conversation817-007 on Tape 817StartThursday, November 30, 1972 at 11:34 AMEndThursday, November 30, 1972 at 11:49 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 817-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Zosimo T. Monzon in the Oval Office to briefly discuss scheduling logistics and coordination regarding personnel located in the Roosevelt Room. The conversation focused on directing individuals, including John D. Ehrlichman, to adjust their positioning to avoid potential interference with ongoing proceedings. The exchange concluded with the participants coordinating the movement of staff members before Monzon departed the office.

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Chief, would you step in and ask them to turn around from this way?

There might be some heroes involved.

Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On November 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:34 am and 11:49 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 817-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 817-7

Date: November 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:34 am and 11:49 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Zosimo T. Monson.

       The President's schedule
              -Meeting with John D. Ehrlichman
                      -Ehrlichman’s location
                             -Roosevelt Room

Monson left at an unknown time before 11:49 am

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817-010 11:34 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:34 am and 11:49 am.
817-011 11:34 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:34 am and 11:49 am.
817-019 11:34 AM · 10 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:34 am and 11:49 am.
817-012 11:49 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, Stephen B. Bull, and Jeanne Wilson Davis met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:49 am to 12:10 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 817-007, November 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/817-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).