Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 822 › Conversation 822-009

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Administrative staff

Wednesday, December 13, 1972 · 4:13 PM–4:15 PM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation822-009 on Tape 822StartWednesday, December 13, 1972 at 4:13 PMEndWednesday, December 13, 1972 at 4:15 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 822-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief exchange with the White House operator to inquire about the staff's status. The interaction serves as a routine check-in between the President and support personnel. No formal policy decisions or substantive political matters were addressed during this short communication.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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How are you guys doing, doctor?

NARA Description

On December 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:13 pm and 4:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 822-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 822-9

Date: December 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:13 pm and 4:15 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 34-63]

Also recorded on December 13, 1972

  • 822-007 3:47 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:47 pm and 3:48 pm.
  • 822-008 3:48 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Edwin S. Cohen, and Lewis A. Engman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:48 pm to 4:13 pm.
  • 034-063 4:13 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:13 pm and 4:15 pm.
  • 822-010 4:13 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:13 pm and 4:15 pm.
  • 034-064 4:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:15 pm and 4:47 pm.
  • 822-011 4:15 PM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry M. ("Scoop") Jackson, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, and Milton Friedman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:15 pm to 4:55 pm.
  • 034-065 4:47 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Milton Friedman talked on the telephone from 4:47 pm to 4:48 pm.
  • 034-066 4:48 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:48 pm and 11:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 822-009, December 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/822-009 (accessed October 1, 2026).