Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 829 › Conversation 829-027
Nixon alone in the Oval Office on Roberto Clemente and Presidential statements
Tuesday, January 2, 1973 · 9:03 AM–9:28 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon utilized this session to dictate a formal statement regarding the sudden death of baseball legend Roberto Clemente. The President expressed his personal condolences and reflected on the tragedy of the athlete's passing. This recording serves as part of a broader administrative effort to document the executive branch's official response to the incident.
- Roberto Clemente
- Presidential statements
- Public relations
- Sports history
- Commemoration
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NARA Description
On January 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 9:28 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 829-027 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 829-27
Date: January 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:03 am and 9:28 am.
Location: Oval Office
The President dictated a statement.
[This is a continuation of Conversation No. 829-25 and it continues as Conversation No. 829-
28.]
Roberto W. Clemente's deathAlso recorded on January 2, 1973
- 035-052 9:03 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 10:15 am.
- 829-025 9:03 AM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 9:28 am.
- 829-026 9:03 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 9:28 am.
- 829-028 9:03 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 9:28 am.
- 829-029 9:03 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 9:28 am.
- 829-030 9:03 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 9:28 am.
- 829-039 9:03 AM · 17 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 9:28 am.
- 829-040 9:03 AM · 9 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 9:28 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 829-027, January 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/829-027 (accessed October 12, 2026).