Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 829 › Conversation 829-040

Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Presidential Records

Tuesday, January 2, 1973 · 9:03 AM–9:28 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation829-040 on Tape 829StartTuesday, January 2, 1973 at 9:03 AMEndTuesday, January 2, 1973 at 9:28 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 829-040 ↗

AI Summary

This recording captures a brief, unidentified interaction in the Oval Office between Richard Nixon and one or more unknown participants. Due to the limited nature of the surviving transcript, the specific subject matter and any resulting policy decisions remain indeterminable. The segment serves as a fragmentary record of presidential scheduling or informal consultation during a period of high-level administrative activity.

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NARA Description

On January 2, 1973, unknown person(s) 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 829-040 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 829-40

Date: January 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:03 am and 9:28 am
Location: Oval Office

An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 9:03 am.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                         Conversation No. 829-40 (cont’d)

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  • 829-027 9:03 AM · 9 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.
  • 829-028 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 829-040, 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/829-040 (accessed October 2, 2026).