Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 822 › Conversation 822-015

Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Unidentified Participants

Wednesday, December 13, 1972 · 12:01 AM–2:48 PM ET · Oval Office ·13 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation822-015 onTape 822StartWednesday, December 13, 1972 at 12:01 AMEndWednesday, December 13, 1972 at 2:48 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 822-015 ↗

AI Summary

This recording captures an unidentified meeting held in the Oval Office during a period of intense diplomatic and political activity. Due to the lack of available transcripts or descriptive logs, the specific participants and the substance of the dialogue remain undocumented. Consequently, no definitive policy decisions or developments can be attributed to this exchange.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On December 13, 1972, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 2:48 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 822-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 822-15

Date: December 13, 1972 [?]
Time: Unknown
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people met.

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The unknown people left at an unknown time on an unknown day.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 822-015, 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/822-015 (accessed September 18, 2026).