Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 836 › Conversation 836-010
Nixon White House recording on Oval Office and Presidential Records
Tuesday, January 9, 1973 · 1:23 PM–5:24 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec
AI Summary
The recording captures an unidentified meeting in the Oval Office involving President Nixon and one or more unknown participants. Due to the lack of audible or preserved content in the transcript, no substantive policy discussions, political developments, or specific action items can be identified. The conversation remains categorized as an unrecoverable segment of the White House taping system.
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NARA Description
On January 9, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 5:24 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 836-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 836-10
Date: January 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:23 pm and 5:24 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people met.
Oval Office
-The President’s meeting
Unknown people left at an unknown time before 5:24 pm.Also recorded on January 9, 1973
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- 035-107 1:23 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 401-001 1:23 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 401-002 1:23 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 401-003 1:23 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 401-004 1:23 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 035-108 2:30 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Lelsie T. ("Bob") Hope talked on the telephone from 2:30 pm to 2:38 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 836-010, January 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/836-010 (accessed October 13, 2026).