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Wednesday, December 20, 1972 · 4:32 PM–4:37 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation827-026 on Tape 827StartWednesday, December 20, 1972 at 4:32 PMEndWednesday, December 20, 1972 at 4:37 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 827-026 ↗

AI Summary

An unidentified group met with President Nixon in the Oval Office for a brief five-minute engagement. The transcript of this encounter remains undefined, leaving the specific purpose, topics, and outcomes of the discussion unrecorded. Consequently, no substantive policy developments or action items can be attributed to this meeting.

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NARA Description

On December 20, 1972, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:32 pm and 4:37 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 827-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 827-26

Date: December 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:32 pm and 4:37 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people met.
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                         Conversation No. 827-26 (cont’d)

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Unknown people left at an unknown time before 4:37 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 827-026, 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/827-026 (accessed October 11, 2026).