Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 827 › Conversation 827-002

Nixon & Monzon on Executive Office Building and Presidential logistics

Wednesday, December 20, 1972 · 10:16 AM–10:20 AM ET · Oval Office · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Monzon, Zosimo T.Conversation827-002 on Tape 827StartWednesday, December 20, 1972 at 10:16 AMEndWednesday, December 20, 1972 at 10:20 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 827-002 ↗

President Nixon met with Zosimo T. Monzon in the Oval Office to discuss logistical arrangements regarding the President’s office in the Executive Office Building. The conversation primarily focused on the retrieval of personal items, specifically a briefcase and eyeglasses. The brief interaction concluded with administrative coordination concerning the President's children.

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Okay, I've got the EOP and my, uh, two kids are being brought up.
I'm your wife, please.

On December 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:20 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 827-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 827-2

Date: December 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:16 am and 10:20 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Zosimo T. Monson.

       The President’s schedule
            -Executive Office Building [EOB] office
                  -Briefcase
                  -Eyeglasses

Monson left at an unknown time before 10:20 am.
  • 827-001 10:16 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:20 am.
  • 827-003 10:16 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:20 am.
  • 827-004 10:16 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:20 am.
  • 827-005 10:16 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:20 am.
  • 827-006 10:16 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:20 am.
  • 827-025 10:16 AM · 31 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:20 am.
  • 827-007 10:20 AM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 11:20 am.
  • 827-008 11:05 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:05 am and 11:20 am.

Conversation 827-002, December 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/827-002 (accessed October 13, 2026).