Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 823 › Conversation 823-005
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Thursday, December 14, 1972 · 11:54 AM–11:55 AM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, one-minute meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual. Given the extremely short duration and lack of available documentation, no specific topics, policy decisions, or action items could be determined from the recording. This interaction remains an inconclusive entry in the White House taping system.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On December 14, 1972, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 823-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 823-5 Date: December 14, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:54 am and 11:55 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with an unknown person. [See Conversation No. 34-152]
Also recorded on December 14, 1972
- 034-070 11:49 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:49 am.
- 034-151 11:49 AM · 12 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 11:54 am.
- 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.
- 823-004 11:54 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:54 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 823-005, 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/823-005 (accessed September 28, 2026).