President Nixon met with David C. Hoopes to discuss administrative logistics and scheduling, including the management of an unknown woman’s office space and the removal of specific items from her desk. The brief exchange also touched upon travel or personnel logistics involving labor considerations and scheduling, concluding with requests for refreshments. The conversation served primarily as a coordination meeting for the President’s immediate office operations.
On November 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and David C. Hoopes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:00 pm to 7:04 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 390-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 390-21
Date: November 2, 1972
Time: 7:00 pm -7:04 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with David C. Hoopes.
Automobile
The President’s schedule
-Unknown woman
Request for wine, cigar
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Conversation No. 390-21 (cont’d)
Unknown woman’s desk
-Removal of item
-Order
The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 7:00 pm and
7:02 pm.
[Conversation No. 390-21A]
[See Conversation No. 32-156]
[End of telephone conversation]
[Pause]
The President talked with John K. Andrews, Jr. between 7:02 pm and 7:04 pm.
[Conversation No. 390-21B]
[See Conversation No. 32-157]
Hoopes left at 7:03 pm.
[End of telephone conversation]This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.