Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 841 › Conversation 841-009

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office operations

Wednesday, January 24, 1973 · 11:52 AM–4:25 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation841-009 on Tape 841StartWednesday, January 24, 1973 at 11:52 AMEndWednesday, January 24, 1973 at 4:25 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 841-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a meeting with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to discuss administrative logistics. The conversation primarily focused on placing a food order for the President. No significant policy developments or substantive political matters were recorded during this brief exchange.

Audio

Download MP3 · 0.3 MB

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

All right, so we're kind of sitting here instead of...

NARA Description

On January 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 4:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 841-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 841-9

Date: January 24, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:52 am and 4:25 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person.

*****************************************************************
[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       Food order

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
*****************************************************************

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 4:25 pm.
                                               -12-

                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on January 24, 1973

  • 403-001 11:52 AM · 7 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 11:52 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 403-002 11:52 AM · 55 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 11:52 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 403-003 11:52 AM · 18 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 11:52 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 403-004 11:52 AM · 33 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 11:52 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 403-005 11:52 AM · 19 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 11:52 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 403-006 11:52 AM · 49 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 11:52 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 403-034 11:52 AM · 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 11:52 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 841-008 11:52 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 11:52 am and 4:25 pm.

All 54 conversations from January 24, 1973 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 841-009, January 24, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/841-009 (accessed October 6, 2026).