President Nixon held a brief, private session in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual. While no transcript exists to detail the specifics of the dialogue, the meeting occurred during a period of intense focus on the conclusion of the Vietnam War and domestic policy planning. The nature of the encounter remains speculative due to the lack of available documentation regarding the participant’s identity or the specific agenda items addressed.
On January 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 9:56 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 837-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 837-6
Date: January 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:05 am and 9:56 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
Conversation with President [?]
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 9:46 am.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.