President Nixon utilized this session in the Old Executive Office Building to dictate a memorandum regarding a specific government matter. The brief recording captures the President expressing a clear directive for the removal or release of information, emphasizing the urgency of his decision. The substance of the directive remains obscured by the lack of clear transcript details and a subsequent period of withdrawn material.
On December 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:22 pm and 3:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 307-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 307-15
Date: December 8, 1971
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Time: Unknown between 2:22 pm and 2:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a memorandum.
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[Duration: 2m 57s ]
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