Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 820 › Conversation 820-026
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Tuesday, December 12, 1972 · 9:50 AM–9:57 AM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled meeting in the Oval Office with unidentified participants to address urgent administrative or political matters. Given the brevity of the encounter and the lack of a transcript, the specific agenda remains officially unverified. The discussion likely concerned time-sensitive executive business or internal scheduling, though the absence of documentation precludes confirmation of any formal decisions.
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NARA Description
On December 12, 1972, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 820-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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Also recorded on December 12, 1972
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- 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.
- 034-051 9:57 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:57 am.
- 820-004 9:57 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 820-026, 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/820-026 (accessed October 1, 2026).