Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 820 › Conversation 820-004

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office

Tuesday, December 12, 1972 · 9:57 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation820-004 on Tape 820StartTuesday, December 12, 1972 at 9:57 AMEndTuesday, December 12, 1972 at 9:57 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 820-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to facilitate the arrival of unnamed individuals to his office. This brief administrative interaction serves as a logistical instruction to manage the President's immediate schedule. No broader policy matters or significant political developments are addressed during the exchange.

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I'd say they're coming to my office, please.

NARA Description

On December 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:57 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 820-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 820-4

Date: December 12, 1972
Time: 9:57 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 34-51]

Also recorded on December 12, 1972

  • 820-001 9:50 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:57 am.
  • 820-002 9:50 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:57 am.
  • 820-003 9:50 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:57 am.
  • 820-025 9:50 AM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:57 am.
  • 820-026 9:50 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:57 am.
  • 034-051 9:57 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:57 am.
  • 820-005 9:57 AM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:57 am to 10:21 am.
  • 820-006 10:21 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 10:39 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 820-004, December 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/820-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).