Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 824 › Conversation 824-007

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office

Friday, December 15, 1972 · 1:54 PM–2:04 PM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation824-007 on Tape 824StartFriday, December 15, 1972 at 1:54 PMEndFriday, December 15, 1972 at 2:04 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 824-007 ↗

President Nixon met with an unidentified male visitor in the Oval Office to briefly review the President's upcoming schedule. The conversation was extremely brief, lasting ten minutes or less, and concluded with the departure of the visitor. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions were recorded during this session.

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On December 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 824-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 824-7

Date: December 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:54 pm and 2:04 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.
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          The President's schedule

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 2:04 pm.
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  • 824-006 1:54 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:04 pm.
  • 824-008 1:54 PM · 14 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:04 pm.
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Conversation 824-007, December 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/824-007 (accessed September 28, 2026).