Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 949 › Conversation 949-001
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Oval Office
Thursday, July 12, 1973 · 1:47 PM–2:15 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, undocumented meeting with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office. Due to the lack of a surviving transcript or detailed record, the specific subject matter and any potential actions resulting from this exchange remain unknown. The conversation was captured by the White House taping system but provides no substantive information for historical analysis.
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NARA Description
On July 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 2:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 949-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 949-1
Date: July 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:47 pm and 2:15 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person
Seat [?]
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 2:15 pm.Also recorded on July 12, 1973
- 949-019 1:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 2:15 pm.
- 949-002 2:15 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dr. Walter R. Tkach, William M. Lukash, Henry A. Kissinger, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:15 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 949-003 2:36 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:36 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 949-004 2:50 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Walter Scheel, Henry A. Kissinger, and Heinz Weiber met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:50 pm to 2:53 pm.
- 949-020 2:53 PM · 25 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
- 949-005 2:56 PM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Walter Scheel, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:56 pm to 3:25 pm.
- 949-006 3:26 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:26 pm to 4:00 pm.
- 949-007 4:01 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:01 pm to 4:22 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 949-001, July 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/949-001 (accessed October 10, 2026).