Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 823 › Conversation 823-004

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office

Thursday, December 14, 1972 · 11:54 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation823-004 on Tape 823StartThursday, December 14, 1972 at 11:54 AMEndThursday, December 14, 1972 at 11:54 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 823-004 ↗

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NARA Description

On December 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:54 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 823-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 823-4

Date: December 14, 1972
Time: 11:54 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 823-4 (cont’d)

[See Conversation No. 34-71]

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  • 823-002 11:49 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:49 am.
  • 823-003 11:49 AM · 13 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 11:54 am.
  • 034-071 11:54 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:54 am.
  • 034-152 11:54 AM · 14 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 11:55 am.
  • 823-005 11:54 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 11:55 am.
  • 823-006 11:55 AM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:55 am to 12:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 823-004, December 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/823-004 (accessed November 13, 2026).