Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 838 › Conversation 838-007

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Dictation tapes

Thursday, January 11, 1973 · 8:36 AM–9:04 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation838-007 on Tape 838StartThursday, January 11, 1973 at 8:36 AMEndThursday, January 11, 1973 at 9:04 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 838-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown woman to provide specific instructions regarding the handling of his personal dictation tapes and related memoranda. He emphasized the necessity of maintaining personal control over the original recordings, explicitly stating his desire to secure the tapes himself rather than having them copied or filed by others. The discussion focused on establishing a secure process for the custody and clearance of these sensitive records.

Dictation tapes
White House records
Presidential records
Information security
H.R. Haldeman

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Remember, I told you about memorandums, and I would sometimes take them home to the Jewelry District.

They would want to come back, give them to him, and bring the tapes back.

You've got the tapes you did before, and you bring them back.

Well, you get those back.

I want the tapes myself.

See, that's my record.

It's the tapes.

I don't want a copy of that.

No, I don't want a copy of that.

I don't want the tape back so that I can file it.

I don't want the tape back so

NARA Description

On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 9:04 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 838-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 838-7

Date: January 11, 1973
Time: Unknown after 8:36 and before 9:04 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown woman at an unknown time after 8:36 am.

       Memoranda for H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
            -Instructions about dictation tapes
                    -Copies
                    -Clearing of tapes

The unknown woman left at an unknown time before 9:04 am.

Also recorded on January 11, 1973

035-127 8:36 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 9:04 am.
838-002 8:36 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 9:04 am.
838-003 8:36 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 9:04 am.
838-004 8:36 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 9:04 am.
838-005 8:36 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 9:04 am.
838-006 8:36 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 9:04 am.
838-008 8:36 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 9:04 am.
838-009 8:36 AM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 9:04 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 838-007, January 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/838-007 (accessed October 11, 2026).